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MD State Board of Elections votes to pursue legal action to allow early canvas of mail-in ballots

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Posted at 2:10 PM, Aug 15, 2022
and last updated 2022-08-15 16:09:22-04

During its Monday afternoon board meeting, the State Board of Elecitons voted unanimously to pursue legal action to allow local boards of election to count mail-in ballots earlier.

Right now, mail-in ballots are not allowed to be counted until the Thursday morning after election day.

Senator Cheryl Kagan proposed a bill that would allow this to happen, but it was vetoed by Governor Larry Hogan.

They will seek emergency relief from a Circuit Court to allow for the counting of ballots, but not the release of those results, before the closing of polls.

All four members voted in favor.