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Board discusses judge recruitment, training schedule and new partisan-balance requirement
Summary
Caroline County elections staff told the board it needs at least 103 election judges for election day, continues to recruit Republican judges, and plans multi-night, job-specific training; the presentation referenced Senate Bill 308'which requires equal partisan representation where practicable.
Caroline County elections staff told the Board of Elections on Friday that they need a minimum of 103 election judges to staff polling places on election day and are actively recruiting to fill vacancies, particularly among Republican applicants.
Allison (Election Director) said the county aims to assign judges to their home precincts and is working to fill highlighted vacancies shown on an assignment chart. She told the board that during the 2025 legislative session Senate Bill 308 passed and "requires, to the extent…
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