MD HB642 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-28 - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 23 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-28 - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the secure storage and use of voter data from the list of registered voters and specifying procedures and requirements relating to electronic signatures; establishing and altering certain provisions governing the petition process, including provisions regarding the collection and invalidation of signatures, the use of electronic signatures, and attestations by petition circulators; etc.
Title
Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act)
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 | House | Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-23 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Subjects
Accessibility - see also- Blind; Deaf; Disabilities; etc
Ballots
Cybersecurity
Data
Elections
Elections, State Board of
Electronic Government
Fees
Names
Notices
Petitions
Records
Rules and Regulations
Signatures
Storage
Voting
Ballots
Cybersecurity
Data
Elections
Elections, State Board of
Electronic Government
Fees
Names
Notices
Petitions
Records
Rules and Regulations
Signatures
Storage
Voting
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Law | 1 | 101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 16 | 401 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 3 | 506 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 6 | 101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 6 | 103 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 6 | 203 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 6 | 204 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 6 | 208.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 6 | 210 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0642?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0642f.pdf |
