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Delegate Long presents package of election-security and property-tax bills for Baltimore County
Summary
Delegate Long introduced multiple measures aimed at election security and tax relief — a signature-verification pilot for absentee ballots, senior property-tax exemptions, transfer-tax relief for first-time buyers and homestead-credit changes — drawing repeated county opposition based on projected revenue loss and implementation limits.
Delegate Long used the delegation’s bill-hearing period to present a cluster of measures he said are intended to secure elections and provide tax relief for Baltimore County homeowners and first-time buyers.
On HB 581 (absentee ballot signature verification), Long said Baltimore County has machines capable of checking signatures on absentee envelopes and proposed a pilot to verify incoming absentee ballots. Delegates asked about practical implementation and exemptions for overseas military voters. County elections staff responded that Baltimore County currently "is unable to do this" because it would require syncing local voter records…
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