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HOUSE BILL 586
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CF SB 534
By: Delegate D. Jones
Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Election Law – Election Judges – Compensation 2
FOR the purpose of requiring a local board of elections to pay an election judge 3
compensation for completing a certain course of instruction only after the election 4
judge actually serves an election day or early voting day; authorizing a public school 5
student in the State to both earn hours toward the service–learning graduation 6
requirement and receive election judge compensation for service as an election judge; 7
and generally relating to election judges. 8
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9
Article – Election Law 10
Section 10–205 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Election Law 16
10–205. 17
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. 18
(2) “Compensation” includes stipends for transportation, training, and 19
bonus payments. 20
(3) “Returning election judge” means an election judge who has served a 21
term of office for the immediately preceding statewide election. 22
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(b) (1) (i) The county governing body shall provide sufficient funding to 1
meet the minimum compensation levels required under this section. 2
(ii) Within the limits authorized by the county governing body, a 3
local board may fix the compensation of election judges above the minimum compensation 4
levels required under this section. 5
(2) A local board shall pay an election judge for: 6
(i) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (4)(II) OF THIS SUBSECTION , each 7
course of instruction required under § 10–206(g)(1) of this subtitle that the election judge 8
completes; and 9
(ii) each election day and each early voting day that the election 10
judge actually serves. 11
(3) (i) For each election judge who is not a returning election judge, the 12
compensation for each election day and each early voting day actually served shall be at 13
least $250 per day. 14
(ii) For each returning election judge, the compensation for each 15
election day and each early voting day actually served shall be at least $100 more per day 16
than the compensation provided to an election judge who is not a returning election judge. 17
(4) (I) The compensation for each completed course of instruction 18
required under § 10–206(g)(1) of this subtitle shall be at least $50. 19
(II) A LOCAL BOARD SHALL PA Y AN ELECTION JUDGE THE 20
COMPENSATION REQUIRE D UNDER PARAGRAPH (2)(I) OF THIS SUBSECTION O NLY 21
AFTER THE ELECTION J UDGE ACTUALLY SERVES AN ELECTION DAY O R EARLY 22
VOTING DAY. 23
(c) The State Board shall reimburse each local board for $50 of the additional 24
compensation required under subsection (b)(3)(ii) of this section that is paid to each 25
returning election judge. 26
(D) FOR SERVICE AS AN ELE CTION JUDGE, A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDEN T IN 27
THE STATE MAY BOTH : 28
(1) EARN HOURS TOWARD TH E SERVICE–LEARNING REQUIREMENT 29
FOR GRADUATION UNDER COMAR 13A.03.02.05; AND 30
(2) RECEIVE THE ELECTION JUDGE COMPENSATION U NDER THIS 31
SECTION. 32
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 1
October 1, 2025. 2