Legislation

Title: Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots
Sponsored by: Delegates Smith, Acevero, Bridges, Carr, Charkoudian, Charles, Gilchrist, Henson, Hill, Ivey, Lierman, Lopez, Shetty, Solomon, Stewart, Wells, and Williams
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring that certain required envelopes used by certain voters voting by absentee ballot to return their ballots include prepaid postage; requiring the State Board of Elections to reimburse each local board of elections for 50% of the costs of prepaid postage included on ballot/return envelopes or return envelopes provided to a voter voting by absentee ballot; and requiring that absentee ballots be accompanied by instructions for the postage of certain absentee ballot envelopes.

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0033

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0269 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2021

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/03/2020 Legislative Date 2/03/2020 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2020 Legislative Date 2/04/2020 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/03/2020	2/03/2020	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots
House	2/04/2020	2/04/2020	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

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