Maryland House Bill 830: Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

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 a witness and the local board verify 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.

Latest action

Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2026-02-05)

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