City Hall: Election bill gains council OK

Annapolis City Council voted Monday Night to restore the absentee ballot law back to the way it was prior to when the election code was revised. The law requires that the individual has one of the following reasons for voting absentee:

1. The voter is absent for any reason from the city on any Election Day;

2. The voter is unable to vote in person on any Election Day because of observing a religious holiday;

3. The voter is an employee of the Elections Board, including any judge, who is required to be absent from the precinct in which the employee is registered to vote; or

4. The voter whose physical disability or...