SB0443 — Local Boards of Elections - Board Counsel - Qualifications
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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4 sponsors
1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Altering the qualifications for counsel to local boards of elections to require that counsel be a registered voter of the State instead of the applicable county.
Bill Text
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Read SB0443 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Hershey · Cosponsor
- Senator Mary Beth Carozza · Primary
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan · Cosponsor
- Senator Johnny Mautz · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on · 17 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Mary Beth Carozza Republican
Co-sponsors (3)
- Senator Hershey
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat
- Senator Johnny Mautz Republican
Not signed on (184)
184 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 184 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 115 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 13% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0443 do?
- Altering the qualifications for counsel to local boards of elections to require that counsel be a registered voter of the State instead of the applicable county.
- Who sponsors SB0443?
- SB0443 is sponsored by Senator Hershey, Senator Mary Beth Carozza (Republican), Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat), and Senator Johnny Mautz (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB0443?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB0443?
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