MD SB938 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-18 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Authorizing a voter to cast a ballot by mail; requiring the State Board of Elections, in consultation with the local boards of elections, to select a certain voting system; requiring the local boards to mail a ballot for voting by mail to specified voters by specified deadlines; requiring a voter who receives a ballot for voting by mail to take specific action to vote the ballot; providing the methods by which a voter may return a ballot for voting by mail; etc.

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Title

Election Law - Voting by Mail (Universal Vote by Mail Act)

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-02-18SenateHearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-05SenateFirst Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Subjects


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