2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB963: Election Law – Absentee Ballots – Signature Verification and Verification Statements and Unsigned Ballot Statements
Legislative Summary
Establishing signature verification procedures for absentee ballots and methods by which a voter may cure an unverified signature on an absentee ballot; and requiring a local board of elections to count an unsigned absentee ballot under certain circumstances.
Bill History
2/10/2022
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
2/10/2022
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/11/2022
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/11/2022
Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/10/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Ways and Means(House of Delegates)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Republican: 20
Primary Sponsor

Haven Shoemaker
Republican
Co-Sponsors (19)
Christopher Adams
Republican
Lauren Arikan
Republican
Wendell Beitzel
Republican
Joseph Boteler
Republican
Jason Buckel
Republican
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Mark Fisher
Republican
Michael Griffith
Republican
Wayne Hartman
Republican
Trent Kittleman
Republican
Susan Krebs
Republican
Nino Mangione
Republican
Johnny Mautz
Republican
Susan McComas
Republican
Mike McKay
Republican
Neil Parrott
Republican
April Rose
Republican
Sid Saab
Republican
William Wivell
Republican