Subject to the requirements of this article and the policies and guidance of the local board, the election director may:
(1) appoint the employees of the local board;
(2) train judges of election;
(3) give notice of elections;
(4) upon the request of an elderly or disabled voter whose polling place is not structurally barrier free, provide an alternate polling place to the voter;
(5) issue voter notification cards;
(6) receive certificates of candidacy;
(7) verify petitions;
(8) in consultation with the local board, conduct the canvass following an election; and
(9) subject to § 9–306 of this article, process and reject absentee ballot applications.