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Ways and Means Committee approves bill requiring consolidated election plans and state review of drop-box locations
Summary
On April 3, 2025, the Ways and Means Committee voted favorably, as amended, on Senate Bill 259, which requires local boards to submit consolidated election plans after redistricting and shifts review authority for ballot drop-box locations to a state election administrator.
April 3, 2025 — The Maryland House Ways and Means Committee voted favorably, as amended, on Senate Bill 259, a measure that would require local boards of elections to submit consolidated election plans to the State Board and give a state election administrator review authority over ballot drop-box locations.
The measure, discussed at the committee’s April 3 voting session, requires local boards to include proposed early voting centers, polling places and ballot drop-box locations in a consolidated plan. As amended, the bill also requires a local board in the first election after redistricting to submit additional information if its polling-place plan…
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