MD HB99 | 2022 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Foward to future HB22
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-06 - Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-06 - Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
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 verifies the voter's signature.
Title
Election Law – Absentee Ballots – Signature Requirements and Verification
Sponsors
| Del. Bob Long [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-06 | House | Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2022-01-12 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
| 2021-09-17 | House | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB99 (Carry Over) 2022-01-06 - Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Absentee and Mail-In Ballots
Absentee and Mail-In Voting
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Emergency Bills
Ethics
Signatures
Witnesses
Absentee and Mail-In Voting
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Emergency Bills
Ethics
Signatures
Witnesses
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Law | 9 | 303 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 9 | 310 | (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/HB0099?ys=2022RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0099f.pdf |
