Signed by Governor Larry Hogan, Jr.

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that authorizes a military or overseas voter to submit a federal post card application electronically and to use a common access card to sign the federal post card application only for the purpose of verifying identity and expands voter registration and voting provisions for college students.

Highlights:

• Defines “common access card” as the identification card issued by the US Department of Defense to active-duty military personnel, eligible reserve personnel, Department of Defense civilian employees, and eligible Department of Defense contractor personnel (Sec. 1).

• Defines “federal post card application” as the form that may be used by absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to simultaneously apply to register to vote and apply for an absentee ballot (Sec. 1).

• Requires the state board of elections to establish a process for an individual to submit the federal post card application electronically and use a common access card to sign the federal post card application to allow an individual to vote (Sec. 1).

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