Legislation - HB1001

Title: Election Law - Local Board of Elections Employees - Authority at Polling Places
Sponsored by: Delegate D. Jones
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring a police officer who is on duty at a polling place to obey the authority of a local board of elections employee; providing that local board employees, while serving a polling place, have the authority to keep the peace and order the arrest of certain persons; and authorizing local board employees, while serving in a polling place, to protect certain rights of, deny admission of, and eject certain challengers and watchers from a polling place under certain circumstances.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0670

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Local Board of Elections Employees - Authority at Polling Places Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/11/2026 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Election Law - Local Board of Elections Employees - Authority at Polling Places
House	2/11/2026	2/11/2026	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

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