MD HB955 | 2021 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-03 - Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Repealing a provision of law requiring a local board of elections to provide an absentee ballot by facsimile transmission if requested by a voter; altering a certain provision of law to require a local board to provide an absentee ballot by the Internet only if requested by certain voters, rather than to any voter on request; and authorizing the State Board to provide an accessible optional online ballot marking tool for use by certain voters, rather than by any voter, who request to have an absentee ballot sent by the Internet.

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Title

Election Law – Absentee Ballot Delivery and Marking

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2021-02-03HouseHearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-02-02HouseFirst Reading Ways and Means

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Election Law9306(n/a)See Bill Text
Election Law9308.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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