Maryland Senate Bill 257

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Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Hearing: Feb 5 @ 1:00 pm Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Altering the time before an election when a certain notice is required to be sent to each voter who is on the permanent absentee ballot list; repealing a requirement that the notice be sent to each voter who is on the permanent absentee ballot list as of a certain date; and altering the action the State Board of Elections is required to take if the State Board is unable to contact a voter who is on the permanent absentee ballot list using the method of communication chosen by the voter.

Election Law - Notice to Permanent Absentee Voters

Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	Senate	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-08	Senate	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
2024-09-18	Senate	Pre-filed

HB199 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-08 - Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Election Law	9	311.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0257?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0257f.pdf