Legislation

Title: Election Law - Voting - Permanent Absentee Ballot List, Ballot Drop Boxes, and Reports
Sponsored by: Senator Kramer
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 56
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring a local board of elections to designate the locations of ballot drop boxes in accordance with certain factors; requiring each local board to submit proposed ballot drop box locations to the State Administrator of Elections; requiring a local board to ensure the security of ballot drop boxes; requiring that certain guidelines for absentee voting established by the State Board provide for a permanent absentee ballot list; prohibiting canvassing, electioneering, or posting campaign material on a ballot drop box; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0333 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2021 Legislative Date 2/03/2021 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law – Permanent Absentee Ballot List Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2021 Legislative Date 2/12/2021 Action Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/03/2021 Legislative Date 3/03/2021 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/03/2021 Legislative Date 3/03/2021 Action Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2021 Legislative Date 3/16/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2021 Legislative Date 2/26/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {374235/1 Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2021 Legislative Date 2/26/2021 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {374235/1 Adopted Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Floor Amendment {873029/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (15-32) Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Floor Amendment {963725/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (15-32) Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Floor Amendment {803626/1 (Senator Ready) Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Cassilly) Adopted Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Floor Amendment {803626/1 (Senator Ready) Proceedings 28AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Ferguson) Adopted Proceedings 28AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Floor Amendment {803626/1 (Senator Ready) Withdrawn Proceedings 28AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Floor Amendment {803728/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (14-31) Proceedings 28AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 2/27/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 28AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law - Voting - Permanent Absentee Ballot List, Ballot Drop Boxes, and Report Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 3/01/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (31-14) Proceedings 29 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2021 Legislative Date 3/09/2021 Action Referred Ways and Means Proceedings 28 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Hearing 3/30 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/31/2021 Legislative Date 3/31/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 3/16/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {515369/1 Adopted Proceedings 35AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 3/16/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 35AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 3/17/2021 Action Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate M. Fisher) Adopted Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 3/17/2021 Action Floor Amendment {253726/1 (Delegate M. Fisher) Rejected (41-94) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 3/17/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (95-40) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/12/2021 Action Senate Concurs House Amendments Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/12/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (32-15) Proceedings 39 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/12/2021 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Election Law - Voting - Permanent Absentee Ballot List, Ballot Drop Boxes, and Reports Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 4/10/2021 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 56 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Election Law - Voting - Permanent Absentee Ballot List, Ballot Drop Boxes, and Reports Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/03/2021	2/03/2021	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
			Text - First - Election Law – Permanent Absentee Ballot List
Senate	2/12/2021	2/12/2021	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	3/03/2021	3/03/2021	Hearing canceled
Senate	3/03/2021	3/03/2021	Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2021	3/16/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	3/17/2021	2/26/2021	Favorable with Amendments {374235/1	27 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2021	2/26/2021	Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted	27 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Favorable with Amendments {374235/1 Adopted	28 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Floor Amendment {873029/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (15-32)	28 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Floor Amendment {963725/1 (Senator Simonaire) Rejected (15-32)	28 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Floor Amendment {803626/1 (Senator Ready)	28 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Cassilly) Adopted	28 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Floor Amendment {803626/1 (Senator Ready)	28AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Ferguson) Adopted	28AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Floor Amendment {803626/1 (Senator Ready) Withdrawn	28AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Floor Amendment {803728/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (14-31)	28AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2021	2/27/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	28AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Voting - Permanent Absentee Ballot List, Ballot Drop Boxes, and Report
Senate	3/19/2021	3/01/2021	Third Reading Passed (31-14)	29 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2021	3/09/2021	Referred Ways and Means	28 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/20/2021	3/20/2021	Hearing 3/30 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/31/2021	3/31/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	4/01/2021	3/16/2021	Favorable with Amendments {515369/1 Adopted	35AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2021	3/16/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	35AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2021	3/17/2021	Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate M. Fisher) Adopted	36 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2021	3/17/2021	Floor Amendment {253726/1 (Delegate M. Fisher) Rejected (41-94)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2021	3/17/2021	Third Reading Passed (95-40)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2021	3/12/2021	Senate Concurs House Amendments	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2021	3/12/2021	Third Reading Passed (32-15)	39 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2021	3/12/2021	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Election Law - Voting - Permanent Absentee Ballot List, Ballot Drop Boxes, and Reports
Post Passage	4/10/2021	4/10/2021	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 56
			Text - Chapter - Election Law - Voting - Permanent Absentee Ballot List, Ballot Drop Boxes, and Reports

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