2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 383

CHAPTER NUMBER: 338 File Code: Elections
Sponsored By:
Delegates Menes and Patterson
Entitled:
Candidates' Residencies - Challenges - Expedited Judicial Review

Synopsis:

Authorizing a registered voter to file a petition with a specified circuit court to challenge the residency of a candidate; requiring the petition to be filed within a specified period of time; providing for the application of the Act; and requiring the circuit court to expedite the judicial review of the petition within 7 days from the date the petition is filed.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/28
First Reading Ways and Means
2/10
Hearing 2/12 at 11:00 a.m.
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/17 (Delegate Fulton) Adopted
3/17
Floor Amendment (Delegate Murray) Adopted
Special Order 3/18 (Delegate Patterson) Adopted
3/18
Special Order 3/19 (Delegate Fulton) Adopted
3/19
Floor Amendment (Delegate Fulton) Rejected (55-84)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (138-1)
4/9
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 338
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/25
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/8
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CIRCUIT COURTS
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
JUDICIAL REVIEW -see also- APPEALS
NONRESIDENTS -see also- ALIENS
PETITIONS
POLITICAL CANDIDATES
Bill affects the following Statute:
Election Law
( 5-305 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 415061/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 16, 2004   at: 11:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 823829/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 19, 2004   at: 12:45 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 953120/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 17, 2004   at: 10:30 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 834931/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2004   at: 1:45 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 19, 2004: Floor Amendment (Fulton) {823829/1 Rejected (55-84)
March 23, 2004: Third Reading Passed (138-1)
April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 8, 2004: Third Reading Passed (46-0)