MD HB859 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-04 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-04 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the State Board of Elections approved absentee ballot application to require the applicant to provide certain information; 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; etc.
Title
Election Law - Absentee Ballot Requests, Delivery, and Marking
Sponsors
| Sen. Alonzo Washington [D] | Del. Jon Cardin [D] | Del. Julian Ivey [D] | Del. Marc Korman [D] |
| Del. Nicole Williams [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-04 | House | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2020-02-03 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Subjects
Armed Forces
Ballots
Boundaries
Communications
Disabilities
Disclosure
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Electronic Communication
Forms
internet
Postal Service
Residency
Telecommunications and Information Technology
Voting
Ballots
Boundaries
Communications
Disabilities
Disclosure
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Electronic Communication
Forms
internet
Postal Service
Residency
Telecommunications and Information Technology
Voting
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Law | 9 | 305 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 9 | 306 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 9 | 308.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0859?ys=2020RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0859f.pdf |
