Election Law - Election Judges - Compensation

HB 586 updates Maryland's election judge compensation rules. It requires local election boards to pay for required training courses only after judges actually serve on election day or early voting day, not before. The bill sets minimum daily pay at $250 for new judges and $350 for returning judges (which is $100 more per day), with the state reimbursing local boards for $50 of the extra amount paid to returning judges. Public school students serving as election judges can also earn service-learning hours toward graduation while receiving the standard compensation.