1996 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 421

File Code: State Government - General Assembly Prior Year Introduction As: HB 231/95 - CGM
Sponsored By:
Senator Craig
Entitled:
General Assembly - Vacancies - Special Elections - Certificate of Candidacy

Synopsis:

Specifying a deadline for the filing of a certificate of candidacy for a special election to fill a vacancy in the House of Delegates or Senate of Maryland; making stylistic changes; deleting a superfluous reference to the applicability of specified provisions to municipal elections in Baltimore City; making the Act contingent upon the passage of a specified

Constitutional amendment
and its ratification by the voters; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/7
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/5
Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/6
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
Favorable Report Adopted
3/8
Third Reading Passed (41-3)
House Action
3/11
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
3/13
Hearing 3/27 at 1:15 p.m.
4/2
Unfavorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BALTIMORE CITY
CANDIDATES - POLITICAL
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS, CAMPAIGN FINANCING, VOTING
GENERAL ASSEMBLY -see also- LEGISLATIVE POLICY COM., AELR
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 33 Election Code
( 4A-3 , 9-1 )

Documents:

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

Amendments: None available