MD SB547 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-02-15 - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring that elections be conducted by mail; requiring the State Board of Elections, in consultation with the local boards of elections, to select a certain voting system; requiring the State Board to adopt certain regulations; requiring local boards of elections to mail a ballot to certain voters by certain deadlines; authorizing certain voters to request that a local board provide a ballot to the voter; requiring a voter who receives a ballot to return the marked ballot by mail or to certain drop sites; etc.

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Title

Election Law - Elections by Mail

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2018-02-15SenateHearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2018-01-31SenateFirst Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Bill Comments

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