1996 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 128

CHAPTER NUMBER: 2
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Elections Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 7
Sponsored By:
Delegate Curran (Task Force to Review the State's Election Law)
Entitled:
Election Law - Application for Absentee Ballot

Synopsis:

Repealing the requirement that an application for an absentee ballot contain an affidavit and be under penalty of perjury; and making the Act an emergency measure.

Legislative History

House Action
1/10
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Hearing 1/17 at 3:00 p.m.
1/30
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/1
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
2/7
Returned Passed
2/8
Signed by the Governor Chapter 2
Senate Action
2/2
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/5
Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/6
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Sen. Collins) Adopted (42-0)
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Gerald J. Curran, District 43
Election Law, Task Force to Review the State's
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BALLOTS
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS, CAMPAIGN FINANCING, VOTING
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS, ELECTIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 33 Election Code
( 27-4 , 27-6 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 546049/1 (PDF) Offered on: JANUARY 30, 1996 at: 10:13 Status: Adopted