Legislation

Title: Election Law - Candidate Defeated in Primary Election - Write-In Candidacy in General Election Prohibited
Sponsored by: Senators Peters, Augustine, Feldman, Guzzone, King, Lee, and Zucker
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 552
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a candidate who is defeated for the nomination for a public office from filing a certificate of candidacy as a write-in candidate at the next succeeding general election as a candidate for any office.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Ways and Means

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Details

Cross-filed with: HB1158

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/27/2020 Legislative Date 1/27/2020 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Candidate Defeated in Primary Election - Write-In Candidacy in General Election Prohibited Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2020 Legislative Date 2/05/2020 Action Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/06/2020 Legislative Date 3/06/2020 Action Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2020 Legislative Date 3/04/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2020 Legislative Date 3/04/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law - Candidate Defeated in Primary Election - Write-In Candidacy in General Election Prohibited Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2020 Legislative Date 3/06/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (40-6) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/09/2020 Action Referred Ways and Means Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Favorable Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (125-7) Proceedings 51AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 53CClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 552 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Election Law - Candidate Defeated in Primary Election - Write-In Candidacy in General Election Prohibited Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/27/2020	1/27/2020	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
			Text - First - Election Law - Candidate Defeated in Primary Election - Write-In Candidacy in General Election Prohibited
Senate	2/05/2020	2/05/2020	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/06/2020	3/06/2020	Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	3/09/2020	3/04/2020	Favorable Adopted	43 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/09/2020	3/04/2020	Second Reading Passed	43 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Candidate Defeated in Primary Election - Write-In Candidacy in General Election Prohibited
Senate	3/11/2020	3/06/2020	Third Reading Passed (40-6)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/12/2020	3/09/2020	Referred Ways and Means	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2020	3/15/2020	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House	3/15/2020	3/12/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	49 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2020	3/14/2020	Third Reading Passed (125-7)	51AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Returned Passed	53CClick to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 552
			Text - Chapter - Election Law - Candidate Defeated in Primary Election - Write-In Candidacy in General Election Prohibited

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