HB 862 - Amends Ballot Counting Process - Maryland Key Vote
Sid Saab voted Nay (Concurrence Vote) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Vetoed
- May 27, 2022
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- April 11, 2022
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 9, 2022
- House Bill Passed
- March 17, 2022
- Introduced
- Feb. 7, 2022
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Stage Details
Title: Amends Ballot Counting Process
Title: Amends Ballot Counting Process
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that amends the ballot counting process.
Highlights:
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Requires local elections boards to check immediately for a voters’ signature on an absentee ballot before counting it (Sec. 1).
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Prohibits local elections boards from processing any absentee ballots prior to 8 days before the start of early voting (Sec. 1).
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Authorizes elections boards to delay canvassing until late-arriving absentee ballots arrive (Sec. 1).
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Prohibits elections boards from tabulating absentee ballots before election day (Sec. 1).
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Authorizes elections boards to not count absentee ballots that arrive after election day (Sec. 1).
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Requires elections boards to reject a provisional or absentee ballot if (Sec. 1):
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The voter failed to sign the oath;
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There is more than one ballot for a voter; or
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There is an identifying mark on the outside of the ballot that indicates the choices of the voter.
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Specifies processes for a voter to supply a signature and have their ballot counted should they fail to sign the oath (Sec. 1).
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Requires elections boards to report early, absentee, and provisional votes separately (Sec. 1).
Title: Amends Ballot Counting Process
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to amend and pass a bill that amends the ballot counting process.
Highlights:
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Requires local elections boards to check immediately for a voters’ signature on an absentee ballot before counting it (Sec. 1).
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Prohibits local elections boards from processing any absentee ballots prior to 8 days before the start of early voting (Sec. 1).
-
Authorizes elections boards to delay canvassing until late-arriving absentee ballots arrive (Sec. 1).
-
Prohibits elections boards from tabulating absentee ballots before election day (Sec. 1).
-
Authorizes elections boards to not count absentee ballots that arrive after election day (Sec. 1).
-
Requires elections boards to reject a provisional or absentee ballot if (Sec. 1):
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The voter failed to sign the oath;
-
There is more than one ballot for a voter; or
-
There is an identifying mark on the outside of the ballot that indicates the choices of the voter.
-
Specifies processes for a voter to supply a signature and have their ballot counted should they fail to sign the oath (Sec. 1).
-
Requires elections boards to report early, absentee, and provisional votes separately (Sec. 1).
Title: Amends Ballot Counting Process
Title: Amends Ballot Counting Process