(a) This section applies to: (1) a member of the State Board; (2) a regular or substitute member of a local board; (3) the State Administrator; (4) an employee of the State Board or of a local board, including the election director of a board; (5) counsel appointed under § 2–205 of this title; and (6) an election judge. (b) (1) An individual subject to this section may not, while holding the position: (i) hold or be a candidate for any elective public or political party office or any other office created under the Constitution or laws of this State; (ii) use the individual’s official authority for the purpose of influencing or affecting the result of an election; or (iii) except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, as to any candidate or any matter that is subject to an election under this article: 1. be a campaign manager; 2. be a treasurer or subtreasurer for a campaign finance entity; or 3. take any other active part in political management or a political campaign. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection, an election judge may engage in the activities of a political campaign, except: (i) while performing official duties on election day; and (ii) by otwithstanding paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection, an election judge may engage in the activities of a political campaign, except: (i) while performing official duties on election day; and (ii) by serving as a campaign manager for a candidate or as the treasurer for a campaign finance entity.
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