Election Law – Absentee Ballots – Signature Requirements and Verification
Sponsor: Delegate LongCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
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.
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Testimony (7)
MGA witness listFAV 2FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Delegate Long, Delegate Longlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | London, Rachel | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kemerer, Hannibal | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rice, Mathew | The Arc of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallardo, Justin | Individual | Written (PDF) |