Laws being introduced to continue mail-in voting in future elections
February 23, 2021
MARYLAND – It’s no secret that the recent election was controversial, but now Maryland lawmakers are considering ways to strengthen the mail-in voting system. On Tuesday, the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee held a public hearing on two bills that lawmakers say would strengthen the state’s mail-in voting process.
State republican Delegate, Wayne Hartman weighs in on the subject of mail-in voting and says, “I just think there are so many opportunities for people to vote in-person.” While democratic Delegate, Jheanelle Wilkins sponsored both of the bills and stands firm on creating a permanent mail-in voting system. “In 2020 more voters voted by mail then ever before and think that we’ll continue to see an upward trend of vote by mail because of it,” says Del. Wilkins.
State Roundup: Bill would end ICE contract renewals, future private detention jails; pandemic relief bill expanded
An ice sculpture of the State House st the Red Red Wine bar in Annapolis in January 2017. A lobbying firm paid for the sculpture. MarylandReporter.com file photo
BILL WOULD BLOCK NEW ICE DETENTION CENTERS: The General Assembly is considering legislation that would essentially put an end to privately run immigration detention centers in the state. But currently, there do not appear to be any in the state, writes Bryan Renbaum of Maryland Reporter.
The Dignity Not Detention Act would prevent the state’s detention centers from renewing existing contracts with ICE or private prison companies and prevent the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency from coming into Maryland in the future to build new detention centers, Audrey Decker of Capital News Service reports.
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