Day: September 26, 2013

Absentee ballots downloaded online raise security issues, as does Election Day voter registration

A new Maryland law allowing voting by mail with a ballot downloaded online has some voter advocacy groups alarmed that adequate security measures will not be in place for the 2014 elections.

Election Day voter registration and the future of online voting were also among the hot button issues debated at a forum this week, hosted by the Maryland League of Women Voters in Annapolis.

State Roundup, September 26, 2013

Progressive group names Maryland No. 1 for women; College Board study ties higher wages to higher SAT scores; 4,200 comments on fracking, many concerned about methane release and waste-water disposal; Sen. Simonaire to propose higher hit-and-run penalties; new laws, including death penalty repeal, take effect Oct. 1; some gun-buyers to get waivers on new law; plans for glitzy MGM National Harbor unveiled; Del. Clagett chided by Frederick board of elections; “Doc” Cheatham to run for House in District 40; Aaron Barnett to run for House in District 44B; gubernatorial candidate Gansler proposed metro for National Harbor, law school for Bowie; gubernatorial candidate Brown talks with security officers union organizer; and Gov. O’Malley, Mayor Rawlings-Blake clash over crime strategies.

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