Absentee ballots-verification

HB0022

Delegate Long, R.

Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Ways and Means

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; 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.

Ballot processing

HB0535

SB0379

Delegate Feldmark

Election Law - Ballot Issuance, Processing, and Reporting Procedures and 2024 Primary Date

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 151

Governor

Requiring a local board of elections to send, not later than 43 days before an election, a ballot to voters who have made a request and qualify to vote by absentee ballot; altering the procedures for the canvassing of and curing of errors on absentee and provisional ballots; prohibiting the tabulation of absentee ballot vote totals before the polls close; requiring that the statewide primary election and the primary election for the municipal offices of Baltimore City in 2024 be held on the second Tuesday in May; etc.

Ballot processing

SB0379

HB0535

Senator Kagan

Election Law - Ballot Issuance, Processing, and Reporting Procedures and 2024 Primary Date

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152

Governor

Requiring a local board of elections to send, not later than 43 days before an election, a ballot to voters who have made a request and qualify to vote by absentee ballot; altering the procedures for the canvassing of and curing of errors on absentee and provisional ballots; prohibiting the tabulation of absentee ballot vote totals before the polls open; requiring, in 2024, the statewide primary election and the primary election for municipal offices in Baltimore City to be held on the second Tuesday in May; etc.

Ballot question publication

HB0177

SB0089

Delegate Feldmark

Elections - Ballot Questions - Publication of Proposed Laws

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Ways and Means

Requiring the State Board of Elections and each applicable local board of elections to post the complete text of certain proposed language or enactments relating to certain ballot questions for at least 65 days before the general election; and prohibiting the questions from appearing on the ballot unless the proposed language or the enactment has been written.

Ballot question publication

SB0089

HB0177

Senator Carter

Elections - Ballot Questions - Publication of Proposed Laws

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Education, Energy, and the Environment

Requiring the State Board of Elections and each applicable local board of elections to post the complete text of certain proposed language or enactments relating to certain ballot questions for at least 65 days before the general election; and prohibiting the questions from appearing on the ballot unless the proposed language or the enactment has been written.

Campaign finance-exploratory comm.

HB0441

SB0111

Delegate Jones, D.

Election Law - Campaign Finance - Draft Committees and Exploratory Committees

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Ways and Means

Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to draft committees and exploratory committees; and establishing requirements and prohibitions for draft committees and exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissible disbursements.

Campaign finance-exploratory comm.

SB0111

HB0441

Senator Kagan

Election Law - Campaign Finance - Draft Committees and Exploratory Committees

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Ways and Means

Applying certain campaign finance requirements for a political committee to draft committees and exploratory committees; establishing requirements and prohibitions for draft and exploratory committees relating to the establishment of the committees, receipt of funds, and permissible disbursements; requiring an authorized candidate campaign committee that results from the draft committee or exploratory committee to make any equipment purchases from the draft committee or exploratory committee at the fair market value of the equipment; etc.

Curbside voting

HB0041

Delegate Williams

Election Law - Curbside Voting - Establishment

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Ways and Means

Providing that voters are eligible for curbside voting under certain circumstances; requiring that curbside voting be made available to all registered voters with disabilities; and establishing requirements governing curbside voting, including requirements related to the establishment of curbside voting locations and how to vote at a curbside voting location.

Election reform

HB0410

Delegate Rosenberg

Elections - Polling Place Plan, Prohibited Acts, and 2024 Primary Election Date

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 221

Governor

Prohibiting a local board of elections from voting to change the location of a polling place without first holding a meeting to discuss the proposed change and providing an opportunity for individuals and organizations to testify; requiring each local board to submit a polling place plan to the State Board of Elections at least 6 months prior to each statewide primary election; altering the date of the 2024 statewide primary election and the primary election for municipal offices in Baltimore City to the second Tuesday in May; etc.

In-person voting proof of identity

HB0035

SB0567

Delegate Long, R.

Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Ways and Means

Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity by requiring the voter to present a valid government-issued photo identification or a valid nongovernment-issued photo identification, and a current bill, statement or check that states the voter's name and address as proof of identity; requiring a voter to vote a provisional ballot if the voter is unable to provide certain proof of identity; and prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully voting or attempting to vote under a false form of identification.

In-person voting proof of identity

SB0567

HB0035

Senator Ready

Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Education, Energy, and the Environment

Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity by requiring the voter to present a valid government-issued photo identification or a valid nongovernment-issued photo identification, and a current bill, statement or check that states the voter's name and address as proof of identity; requiring a voter to vote a provisional ballot if the voter is unable to provide certain proof of identity; and prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully voting or attempting to vote under a false form of identification.

Ranked choice voting-Montgomery

HB0344

Montgomery County Delegation

Montgomery County - Voting Methods MC 03-23

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Ways and Means

Authorizing the Montgomery County Council to adopt, by law, a ranked choice voting method or an approval voting method for elections for certain local offices; and authorizing the Montgomery County Council to provide for the format of ballots to be used in an election conducted by ranked choice voting or approval voting.

Ranked choice voting-Tacoma Park

HB0334

Montgomery County Delegation

Voting Systems - Ranked Choice Voting and Inclusion of City of Takoma Park Municipal Elections on the State Ballot MC 7-23

Hearing Held, no action by committee

Ways and Means

Prohibiting the State Board of Elections from certifying a voting system unless the State Board determines that the voting system will be capable of tabulating ballots cast in an election conducted using ranked choice voting; requiring the State Board to acquire additional voting machines and independent software to tabulate ranked choice voting results if City of Takoma Park municipal elections are approved by the State Board to appear on the State ballot; etc.