(a) If there is a vacancy in the polling place staff during voting hours:
(1) the local board may fill the vacancy with a substitute election judge who has been recruited and trained; or
(2) an election judge who is present at the polling place may fill the position of the absent election judge by appointing a person registered with the same party affiliation as the absent election judge.
(b) If a substitute election judge is appointed under subsection (a) of this section:
(1) either the election director, the election director’s designee, or the election judge making the substitute appointment shall administer the oath required under § 10-204 of this title; and
(2) a chief election judge shall document any change in the polling place staff in the records of the polling place.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 3 - Polling Place Procedures
Section 10-301 - Hours for Voting
Section 10-301.1 - Early Voting and Early Voting Centers
Section 10-302 - Delivery of Equipment and Supplies; Backup Copies
Section 10-303 - Authority and Duties of Election Judges
Section 10-304 - Duties of Police Officers
Section 10-305 - Vacancy in Polling Place Staff During Voting Hours
Section 10-306 - Information for Voters at Polling Place
Section 10-307 - Responsibilities of the Local Board
Section 10-308 - Access to Voting Room
Section 10-309 - Responsibilities of Election Judges on Election Day -- Before the Polls Open
Section 10-310 - Responsibilities of Election Judges on Election Day -- Voting Hours
Section 10-311 - Challengers and Watchers
Section 10-312 - Challenge of an Individual's Right to Vote
Section 10-313 - Write-in Voting