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.
Maryland Legal Code