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HB 199

EnactedCrossfile SB 257
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Election Law - Notice to Permanent Absentee Voters

Sponsor: Chair, Ways and Means CommitteeCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 280 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

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.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 6Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDrayton, MorganlobbyistCommon Cause MDPosition only
FAVTyree, NikkiLWVMDPosition only
FAVGudger, John MichaelMaryland Association of Election OfficialsWritten (PDF)
FAVChair, Ways and Means Committee, Chair, Ways and Means CommitteeIndividualOral
FAVDeMarinis, JaredIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDrayton, MorganCommon Cause MDRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland