(a) There is a State Administrator of Elections. (b) The State Administrator shall: (1) be appointed by the State Board, with the advice and consent of the Senate of Maryland, and serve at the pleasure of the State Board; (2) receive a salary as provided in the State budget; (3) as provided in the State budget, employ and supervise: (i) a deputy administrator, who shall serve as State Administrator in the event the State Administrator resigns, becomes disabled, or dies, pending the appointment of a successor State Administrator; and (ii) pursuant to the State Personnel and Pensions Article, other staff of the State Board; (4) supervise the operations of the local boards; (5) perform all duties and exercise all powers that are assigned by law to the State Administrator or delegated by the State Board; (6) implement, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, a single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive computerized statewide voter registration list; (7) provided the State Board is fully constituted with five duly confirmed members, be subject to removal by the affirmative vote of four duly confirmed members of the State Board; and (8) be the chief State election official. d is fully constituted with five duly confirmed members, be subject to removal by the affirmative vote of four duly confirmed members of the State Board; and (8) be the chief State election official. (c) Before taking office, the appointee to the office of State Administrator shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.
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