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SB73Introduced in the Senate

Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)

IntroducedSenate Education, Energy, and the Environment

Introduced by Arthur Ellis, District 28

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requiring the State Board of Elections, as part of the training program for election judges, to include instruction on best practices for assisting elderly voters and voters with disabilities; requiring the Board to establish guidelines for the local boards of election to implement a process to accommodate and expedite voting for elderly voters and voters with disabilities at each early voting center and polling place; requiring the local boards to implement the guidelines and collect feedback on the process; etc.

Where it stands

Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.

February 9, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Pre-filed

  2. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

  3. Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.

  4. Hearing canceled

  5. Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.

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