2010 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 292

CHAPTER NUMBER: 270
File Code: Elections Prior Year Introduction As: SB 671/09 - EHE Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 217
Sponsored By:
Senators Raskin, Brochin, Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
Entitled:
Election Law - Voter Registration and Nomination by Petition - Requirements

Synopsis:

Altering the qualifications for voter registration to allow an individual who is at least 16 years old to register to vote; specifying that an individual under the age of 18 years may vote in specified primary elections but may not vote in any other elections; altering the deadline to request a change of party affiliation to coincide with the deadline for registering to vote in an election; altering the date on which the number of petition signatures required for a candidate to be nominated by petition is determined; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
1/27
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/10
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
4/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/7
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
4/10
Returned Passed
House Action
4/6
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/12
Re-referred Ways and Means
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
4/8
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/9
Third Reading Passed (100-40)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/4
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 270

Sponsored by:

Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator James Brochin, District 42
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
Elections Supervisors
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Petitions
Political Candidates
Political Parties
Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
Signatures
Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 3-102 , 3-302 , 3-303 , 5-703 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 394837/01     Offered on: April 10, 2010   at: 4:28 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
House
Ways and Means
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
April 7, 2010: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
House
April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed (100-40)