Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB926 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0926
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 926
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10	10	By: Delegates R. Long, Arentz, Arikan, Baker, Griffith, Hornberger, Kipke,
11	11	McComas, T. Morgan, Otto, Schmidt, Szeliga, Tomlinson, Valentine, and
12	12	Wivell
13	13	Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
14	14	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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16	16	A BILL ENTITLED
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18	18	AN ACT concerning 1
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20	20	Election Law – Polling Places – Establishing Voter Identity 2
21	21	(Voter Privacy Act of 2023) 3
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23	23	FOR the purpose of authorizing a voter to establish the voter’s identity at the request of an 4
24	24	election judge at a polling place by presenting certain proof of identity; and generally 5
25	25	relating to establishing a voter’s identity at a polling place. 6
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27	27	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
28	28	Article – Election Law 8
29	29	Section 10–310(a) 9
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
31	31	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 11
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33	33	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
34	34	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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36	36	Article – Election Law 14
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38	38	10–310. 15
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40	40	(a) For each individual who seeks to vote, an election judge, in accordance with 16
41	41	instructions provided by the local board, shall: 17
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43	43	(1) locate the individual’s name in the election register and locate the 18
44	44	preprinted voting authority card and then authorize the individual to vote a regular ballot; 19
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46	46	(2) (i) if the individual’s name is not found on the election register, 20
47	47	search the inactive list and if the name is found, authorize the individual to vote a regular 21
48	48	ballot; or 22 2 HOUSE BILL 926
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52	52	(ii) if the individual’s name is not on the inactive list, refer the 1
53	53	individual for provisional ballot voting under § 9–404 of this article; 2
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55	55	(3) establish the identity of the voter by requesting the voter to EITHER: 3
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57	57	(I) state the month and day of the voter’s birth and comparing the 4
58	58	response to the information listed in the election register; OR 5
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60	60	(II) PRESENT ANY OF THE F OLLOWING FORMS OF 6
61	61	IDENTIFICATION : 7
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63	63	1. THE VOTER’S VOTER REGISTRATION CARD; 8
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65	65	2. THE VOTER’S VALID MARYLAND DRIVER ’S LICENSE; 9
66	66	OR 10
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68	68	3. ANY IDENTIFICATION C ARD THAT CONTAINS A 11
69	69	PHOTOGRAPH OF THE VO TER AND IS ISSUED TO THE VOTER BY A POLITICAL 12
70	70	SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, THE STATE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNME NT, OR ANY UNIT 13
71	71	OF A POLITICAL SUBDI VISION OF THE STATE, THE STATE, OR THE FEDERAL 14
72	72	GOVERNMENT ; 15
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74	74	(4) (i) except if a voter’s personal information has been deemed 16
75	75	confidential by the local board, verify the address of the voter’s residence; or 17
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77	77	(ii) conduct an alternative verification as established by the State 18
78	78	Board, if the voter’s personal information has been deemed confidential by the local board; 19
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80	80	(5) if any changes to the voting authority card are indicated by a voter, 20
81	81	make the appropriate changes in information on the card or other appropriate form; and 21
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83	83	(6) have the voter sign the voting authority card and either issue the voter 22
84	84	a ballot or send the voter to a machine to vote. 23
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86	86	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
87	87	October 1, 2023. 25