2003 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 466

File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Sponsored By:
Delegates Mandel, Barkley, Boschert, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Feldman, Franchot, Gutierrez, Heller, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, King, Madaleno, Marriott, McIntosh, McKee, Menes, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Rudolph, and Simmons
Entitled:
Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections

Synopsis:

Establishing a method of electing judges to the circuit court on a nonpartisan basis, without regard to political party affiliation; establishing a primary election for candidates for nomination for a circuit court judgeship to be administered in a specified manner under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/5
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Doyle Niemann, District 47
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Luiz Simmons, District 17
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BALLOTS
CIRCUIT COURTS
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
JUDGES
POLITICAL CANDIDATES
POLITICAL PARTIES
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Election Law
( 5-203 , 5-301 , 5-703 , 5-706 , 8-901 , 8-902 , 8-903 , 8-904 , 8-905 , 9-210 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered