2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 80

File Code: Elections
Sponsored By:
Delegates Cardin, Bartlett, Bromwell, Cadden, Gilleland, Healey, Kaiser, King, Marriott, McKee, Morhaim, Myers, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Election Law - Voting Systems - Adequate Voter Verification Process

Synopsis:

Requiring that voting systems incorporate an adequate voter verification process that includes specified features; requiring that each voter's ballot choices, once cast, be preserved in a specified manner; requiring, in the event of a recount, that local boards of election use specified records; providing that specified ballots are official records; requiring the State Board of Elections to conduct a comparison of ballots in a random sampling of election districts; requiring the Governor to allocate specified resources; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/13
First Reading Ways and Means
2/9
Hearing 2/24 at 2:00 p.m.
3/28

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/26
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted (80-51)
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Motion Special Order until evening session (Delegate Bobo) Rejected (51-76)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/27
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Moe) Rejected
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Failed (50-81)
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS
BALLOTS
ELECTIONS SUPERVISORS
ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
GOVERNOR
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 1-101 , 9-106 )

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: 015467/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 28, 2005   at: 4:15 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2005: Committee Amendment Adopted (80-51)
March 26, 2005: Motion Special Order until evening session (Bobo) Rejected (51-76)
March 27, 2005: Third Reading Failed (50-81)