(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) (i) "Election official" means: 1. the State Administrator; 2. a member of the State Board; 3. an employee of the State Board; 4. counsel to the State Board; 5. a county election director appointed under § 2-202 of this article; 6. a member of a local board; 7. an employee of a local board; 8. counsel to a local board; or 9. an election judge. (ii) "Election official" includes: 1. an individual who takes the oath prescribed in Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution to assist in administering an election; and 2. a page as defined in § 10-401 of this article. (3) "Electronic communication" has the meaning stated in § 3-805 of the Criminal Law Article. (4) "Harm" includes: (i) serious injury; and (ii) serious emotional distress. (5) "Immediate family member" includes: (i) a parent; (ii) a spouse; and (iii) a child. (6) "Threat" includes: (i) an oral threat; (ii) a threat made by electronic communication; and (iii) a threat in any written form, whether or not the writing is signed, or if the writing is signed, whether or not it is signed with a fictitious name or any other mark. (b) A person may not knowingly and willfully make a threat to harm an election official or an immediate family member of an election official because of the election official's role in administering the election process. (c) A person may not knowingly send, deliver, part with, or make for the purpose of sending or delivering a threat prohibited under subsection (b) of this section. (d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
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