2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB781: Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)

Legislative Summary

Requiring the State Board of Elections to establish guidelines for the local boards of election to implement a process to expedite voting for elderly voters and voters with disabilities at each early voting center and polling place; requiring the local boards to implement the guidelines; and requiring the training program for election judges to include instruction on the guidelines for expediting voting for elderly voters and voters with disabilities.

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Bill History

1/29/2025
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments {943923/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 943923/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 943923/1 Adopted

3/15/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
138
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education, Energy, and the Environment(Senate)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/15/2025115.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/29/2025100.5 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.0 KB