MD Bill Lets Independents Join a Party During Early Voting

Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.

Maryland State Senator Cheryl Kagan (D-Montgomery County) has introduced SB 64, to let registered independents join a Party during the Early Voting period in Primaries.

SENATE BILL 64

Introduced and read first time: January 11, 2017
Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Voter Registration – Affiliating With a Party

FOR the purpose of allowing voters who have declined to affiliate with a political party to affiliate with a party at any time individuals may register to vote; altering a certain provision concerning the timing of requests to affiliate with a party to conform with the procedures for early voting; altering certain provisions relating to early voting to allow voters who have declined to affiliate with a political party to affiliate with a party and be issued a ballot to vote; and generally relating to affiliating with a party when registering to vote.

CLICK HERE to read the four page (PDF) bill.











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