Maryland HB496 prohibits unaffiliated voters from automatically becoming affiliated with a party after voting in a primary election.

Maryland HB496 amends the state's election law to ensure that unaffiliated voters do not automatically become affiliated with a political party when they vote in a primary election. The bill specifies that unaffiliated voters can only vote in a primary election if they choose the ballot for unaffiliated voters or the ballot of the political party they wish to vote for. It also prevents unaffiliated voters from voting more than one ballot in a primary election. The bill repeals and reenacts sections of the Maryland Annotated Code to clarify these provisions.

Maryland HB496 prohibits unaffiliated voters from automatically becoming affiliated with a party after voting in a primary election.

Maryland HB496 amends the state's election law to ensure that unaffiliated voters do not automatically become affiliated with a political party when they vote in a primary election. The bill specifies that unaffiliated voters can only vote in a primary election if they choose the ballot for unaffiliated voters or the ballot of the political party they wish to vote for. It also prevents unaffiliated voters from voting more than one ballot in a primary election. The bill repeals and reenacts sections of the Maryland Annotated Code to clarify these provisions.