MD HB57 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-22 - Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-22 - Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting a local board of elections from making a covered change in voting locations except under certain circumstances; requiring a local board to attempt to contact a voter who failed to sign a paper absentee ballot application and attempt to obtain the voter's signature for a certain purpose; prohibiting a person from using a camera, a cellular telephone, or another device capable of recording video to record voters as they approach or deposit ballots in a ballot drop box except under certain circumstances; etc.
Title
Voters' Rights Protection Act of 2020
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-22 | House | Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. |
| 2021-01-13 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
| 2020-07-15 | House | Pre-filed |
Subjects
Absentee and Mail-In Ballots
Agents and Brokers
Appeals
Attorney General
Ballots
Boundaries
Circuit Courts
Communications
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Emergencies
Evidence
Fraud
International Affairs
internet
Liability
Mobile Devices
News Media
Penalties and Sentences
Postal Service
Public Information
Recordings
Rules and Regulations
Signatures
Social Media
Time
Video
Voting
Agents and Brokers
Appeals
Attorney General
Ballots
Boundaries
Circuit Courts
Communications
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Emergencies
Evidence
Fraud
International Affairs
internet
Liability
Mobile Devices
News Media
Penalties and Sentences
Postal Service
Public Information
Recordings
Rules and Regulations
Signatures
Social Media
Time
Video
Voting
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Law | 11 | 302 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 13 | 405.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 2 | 304 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 8 | 103 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 9 | 305 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 9 | 310.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0057?ys=2021RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0057f.pdf |
