HB 830 — Maryland
Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification
Prohibiting a local board of elections from removing an absentee ballot from a return envelope or ballot/return envelope or counting the ballot unless the return envelope or ballot/return envelope is signed by the voter and a witness and the local board verify the voter's signature; and providing that the witness signature requirement does not apply to active duty uniformed services members serving overseas or their spouses or dependents who live overseas.
Latest action: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. · Feb 5, 2026
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Committees: Government, Labor, and Elections (House of Delegates)
Updated Mar 17, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Feb 4, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 5, 2026 · House of Delegates
Sponsored by Bob Long, Steve Arentz, Terry Baker, Brian Chisholm, Mike Griffith, Kevin Hornberger, Tom Hutchinson, Jay Jacobs, April Miller, Todd Morgan, Teresa Reilly, Chris Tomlinson, William Valentine
No recorded floor votes yet.
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