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MD SB991
Bill
AI Summary
- State Board of Elections or local boards must automatically send absentee ballots to all registered voters in pretrial detention at correctional facilities, eliminating the requirement to submit an absentee ballot application
- Ballots must be sent in sufficient time before Election Day for voters to return them by the deadline
- Removes absentee ballot applications from the definition of "election-related materials" that correctional facilities must process, since applications are no longer needed for pretrial detainees
- Baltimore City's local board of elections must continue collecting election materials from the centralized booking facility's drop box at least weekly and report annually to legislative committees
- Effective date: July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Election Law – Pretrial Detainees – Absentee Ballots
Elections
Last Action
First Reading Senate Rules
2/5/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules2/5/2025
Full Bill Text
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