§ 2-206. Election director

   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 acknowledgment notices and 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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 2-206; 2002, ch. 291, § 2, 4; ch. 404, § 2; 2004, ch. 19; 2005, ch. 572, § 1; 2006, ch. 61, § 2; 2010, ch. 72.