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Board hears update on state PIA policy and litigation over voter data
Summary
County election staff said the State Board is standardizing responses to Public Information Act requests and that recent lawsuits over voter‑data disclosure target Howard and Montgomery counties; Baltimore County reported it already withholds phone numbers and emails from public list disclosures.
Speaker 4 and Speaker 2 briefed the board on work at the state level to standardize how local boards respond to Public Information Act (PIA) requests for voter lists and records. The speakers said the state policy is intended to make responses consistent across Maryland’s 24 local jurisdictions.
Speaker 4 described recent private litigation focused…
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