HB1010 • 2026

Election Law - Certification of Election-Supporting Technology - Regulations, Review, and Evaluation

Elections Technology

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Delegate Fair
Last action: 2026-02-11
Official status: In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date: 2026-06-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Election Law - Certification of Election-Supporting Technology - Regulations, Review, and Evaluation

Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the review, certification, and decertification of election-supporting technology and to review and evaluate election-supporting technology on or before January 1 each year; and requiring that the regulations be adopted by December 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the review, certification, and decertification of election-supporting technology and to review and evaluate election-supporting technology on or before January 1 each year; and requiring that the regulations be adopted by December 1, 2026.

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Bill History

2026-02-11 House
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06 House
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Election Law - Certification of Election-Supporting Technology - Regulations, Review, and Evaluation

Official Summary Text

Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the review, certification, and decertification of election-supporting technology and to review and evaluate election-supporting technology on or before January 1 each year; and requiring that the regulations be adopted by December 1, 2026.

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*hb1010*

HOUSE BILL 1010
G1 6lr1093
CF SB 236
By: Delegate Fair
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Election Law – Certification of Election–Supporting Technology – Regulations, 2
Review, and Evaluation 3

FOR the purpose of requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the 4
review, certification, and de certification of election –supporting technology and to 5
review and evaluate election–supporting technology on or before a certain date each 6
year; and generally relating to the certification of election–supporting technology. 7

BY adding to 8
Article – Election Law 9
Section 9–107 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14

Article – Election Law 15

9–107. 16

(A) (1) IN TH IS SECTION , “ELECTION–SUPPORTING TECHNOLOG Y” 17
MEANS ANY EQUIPMENT OR TECHNOLOGY THAT I S DESIGNED FOR USE I N THE 18
ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS, INCLUDING: 19

(I) ELECTRONIC POLLBOOKS; 20

(II) RISK–LIMITING AUDIT TOOLS; AND 21

(III) ANY SOFTWARE USED FO R PREPARING , PRESENTING, OR 22
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REPORTING THE RESULTS PRODUCED BY A VOTING SYSTEM. 1

(2) “ELECTION–SUPPORTING TECHNOLOG Y” DOES NOT INCLUDE A 2
VOTING SYSTEM. 3

(B) THE STATE BOARD SHALL: 4

(1) ADOPT REGULATIONS: 5

(I) FOR THE REVIEW , CERTIFICATION, AND DECERTIFICATION 6
OF ELECTION–SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY; AND 7

(II) RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTION–SUPPORTING 8
TECHNOLOGY SELECTED AND CERTIFIED UNDER THIS SECTION; AND 9

(2) ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1 EACH YEAR , BEGINNING IN 2027, 10
REVIEW AND EVALUATE ELECTION–SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY. 11

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the State Board of Elections 12
shall adopt the regulations required under § 9–107 of the Election Law Article, as enacted 13
by Section 1 of this Act, on or before December 1, 2026. 14

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 15
1, 2026. 16