Md. Code, Election Law § 10-204
This is the official text of Md. Code, Election Law § 10-204, part of Maryland’s Code, Election Law — governs how elections are conducted.
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§10–204.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) Each election judge shall take and subscribe to a written oath prescribed in Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.
(2) The signed oath, when returned to the local board, shall constitute the commission of office for the election judge.
(b) The State Board shall prescribe a form for the combined oath and commission required under this section.
(2) The signed oath, when returned to the local board, shall constitute the commission of office for the election judge.
(b) The State Board shall prescribe a form for the combined oath and commission required under this section.
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