2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB745: Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits
Legislative Summary
Requiring the State Board of Elections, in collaboration with the local boards of elections, to conduct a risk-limiting audit after each statewide election; authorizing, rather than requiring, the State Board, in collaboration with the local boards, to conduct an automated software audit after a statewide election; and requiring the State Board, in collaboration with certain local boards, to conduct pilot risk-limiting audits after the November 2022 statewide general election.
Bill History
2/3/2022
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
2/3/2022
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Favorable with Amendments {373928/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 373928/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 373928/1 Adopted
3/17/2022Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
3/18/2022
132
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/18/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education Health and Environmental Affairs(Senate)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 6
Primary Sponsor

Anne Kaiser
Democrat