Maryland HB499 modernizes ballot petition processes by allowing electronic signatures and updating voter list regulations.
Maryland HB499, the Ballot Petition Modernization Act, updates election laws to allow electronic signatures on petitions and mandates regulations for the secure storage and use of voter data. The bill specifies procedures for collecting and invalidating signatures, including rules for electronic signatures and attestations by petition circulators. It also repeals and reenacts certain provisions regarding the registered voter list and petitions, and sets deadlines for judicial review of petition deficiencies.
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