Public Hearing To Consider Amending Absentee Voting

Press release from the Town of Bel Air:

Posted on: April 20, 2021

Posted on: April 20, 2021

Public Hearing to Consider Amending Absentee Voting

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, May 3, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. to consider Ordinance No. 802-21 amending Bel Air Town Code Chapter 37 Elections Section § 37-1 Definitions and Word Usage Section § 37-18 Absentee Voting. This legislation is intended to ensure all votes are counted by amending outdated language, regarding absentee ballots, otherwise known as mail-in ballots, and align related definitions and regulations with the Annotated Code of Maryland and the Code of Maryland Regulations, often referred to as COMAR. To abide by social distancing rules, due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the Public Hearing will be via teleconference. Citizens may participate remotely by telephone by calling: United States (Toll Free): 1 877 568 4106 or United States: +1 (312) 757-3129 and entering Access Code: 614-751-925. Public Input may also be submitted, via email, to: boardofcommissioners@belairmd.org. Copies of the legislation and online meeting access information is available on the town’s website at www.belairmd.org.

Michael L. Krantz, Town Clerk

This press release was produced by the Town of Bel Air. The views expressed here are the author’s own.