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Legislation


2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 244

EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Elections Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 713
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hixson, Patterson, Barve, Bobo, Montgomery, Bozman, Bronrott, Cardin, C. Davis, Franchot, Healey, Heller, Mandel, Morhaim, Ramirez, Ross, Boschert, Cadden, Cryor, Doory, Feldman, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Howard, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Marriott, McIntosh, Pendergrass, and Quinter
Entitled:
Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verified Paper Records

Synopsis:

Requiring that specified voting systems produce a paper record of a voter's ballot choices and provide the voter with an opportunity to inspect the paper record before casting a final vote; requiring that the paper records be preserved at the polling place in a specified manner and for specified purposes; requiring the voting systems be accessible to specified individuals with disabilities; prohibiting the State Board of Elections from using a specified voting system for specified elections; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/23
First Reading Ways and Means
1/25
Hearing 2/1 at 2:00 p.m.
3/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/9
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
Senate Action
3/10
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AUDITORS AND AUDITS
BALLOTS
COMPUTERS -see also- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ELECTRONIC GOVMNT.
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
ELECTIONS SUPERVISORS
ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
LEASES AND RENT
NOTICES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 1-101 , 9-101 , 9-101 , 9-107 , 9-108 , 9-109 , 9-110 , 9-111 , 9-112 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 605267/02 (PDF)     Offered on: March 7, 2006   at: 10:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 9, 2006: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
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