2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 124

CHAPTER NUMBER: 41
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Elections
Sponsored By:
Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
Entitled:
Election Law - Protection of Voter's Confidential Information and Secrecy of Absentee Ballot Results

Synopsis:

Creating an exception to the requirement that an election judge verify the address of a voter's residence for voters whose personal information has been deemed confidential by the local board; requiring an election judge to conduct a specified alternative verification if a voter's personal information has been deemed confidential by the local board; and providing that specified absentee ballot election results may not be reported by precinct.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/16
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Motion Rules Suspended Referred (Senator Green) Adopted
Referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
1/25
Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
2/13
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/14
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
2/16
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
3/30
Returned Passed
House Action
2/17
First Reading Ways and Means
3/22
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/8
Became Law without Governor's signature per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 41

Sponsored by:

Ed., Health, & Environmental Affairs Com, Chairman
Departmental
Elections, State Board of

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BALLOTS
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
JUDGES
PRIVACY
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 10-310 , 11-402 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 16, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (135-0)