MD SB727

Authorizes municipalities to conduct municipal elections using qualified electronic transmission systems that allow voters to receive, mark, and return ballots electronically

Requires qualified systems to include specific security protections: security auditability, end-to-end encryption, end-to-end verifiability, multifactor authentication, air-gapping, paper ballot printing capability, and biometric or equivalent digital identity verification

Prohibits municipalities from using voter information collected through these electronic systems for any purpose other than election administration and voter participation statistics

Takes effect July 1, 2026