Election Law - Voter Registration Eligibility - U.S. Citizenship Verification (SAVE Our Elections Act of 2026)

Summary

The bill would have the State Administrator enroll Maryland in the federal Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlement (SAVE) program and direct the State Board of Elections to check every new or existing voter’s U.S. citizenship through SAVE. If SAVE reports an applicant is not a citizen, the voter would receive a notice of ineligibility and could appeal the decision by providing proof of citizenship. The measure failed to pass.

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Hearings

• Government, Labor, and Elections — Bill Hearing
  Government, Labor, and Elections · Feb 11, 2026

History

1. Feb 6, 2026Hearing canceled
2. Feb 6, 2026Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
3. Jan 28, 2026Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
4. Jan 23, 2026First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

Sponsors

• Hornberger · sponsor
• Adams
• Anderson
• Arentz
• Baker
• Beauchamp
• Bouchat
• Buckel
• Ciliberti
• Ghrist
• Griffith
• Hartman
• Hinebaugh
• Howard
• Hutchinson
• Jacobs
• Kipke
• Mangione
• McComas
• Miller
• Nkongolo
• Pippy
• R. Long
• Reilly
• Rose

And 5 more cosponsors.

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