MD HB1222 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-09 - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 8 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
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.
Title
Local Boards of Elections - Maintenance and Public Disclosure of Election Records
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2024-02-09 | House | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
2024-02-08 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Same As/Similar To
SB1052 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-13 - Hearing 3/08 at 9:00 a.m.
Subjects
Data
Disclosure
Elections
Elections Supervisors
internet
Public Information
Recordings
Records
Registration
Storage
Video
Disclosure
Elections
Elections Supervisors
internet
Public Information
Recordings
Records
Registration
Storage
Video
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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Election Law | 2 | 106 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1222?ys=2024RS |
Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1222f.pdf |