MD HB1222 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-09 - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring each local board of elections to maintain certain records, including all election data, absentee ballot requests, and voter registration lists, for at least 10 years and organized by election year; requiring an election director or a representative of a local board to make certain records available for public inspection immediately and to post certain records on the local board's website on request; and authorizing a person to enforce a certain request by filing a petition for a writ of mandamus.

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Title

Local Boards of Elections - Maintenance and Public Disclosure of Election Records

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-09HouseHearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-02-08HouseFirst Reading Ways and Means

Same As/Similar To

SB1052 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-13 - Hearing 3/08 at 9:00 a.m.

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Election Law2106(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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