MD HB67 | 2025 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB202
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Hearing: Jan 28 @ 1:00 pm House Ways and Means Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Hearing: Jan 28 @ 1:00 pm House Ways and Means Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Prohibiting a local board of elections from removing an absentee ballot from a return envelope or ballot/return envelope or counting the ballot unless the return envelope or ballot/return envelope is signed by the voter and, except under certain circumstances, a witness and the local board verify the voter's signature; and providing that the witness signature requirement does not apply to active duty uniformed services members serving overseas or their spouses or dependents who live overseas.
Title
Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | House | Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-08 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
| 2024-10-30 | House | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB202 (Carry Over) 2024-01-29 - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Absentee and Mail-In Ballots
Elections
Elections, State Board of
Local Government Mandates
Rules and Regulations
Signatures
Standards and Best Practices
Elections
Elections, State Board of
Local Government Mandates
Rules and Regulations
Signatures
Standards and Best Practices
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0067?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0067f.pdf |
