2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 376

File Code: Elections
Sponsored By:
Delegates Taylor, Barve, Bromwell, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Cryor, Feldman, Gilleland, Haddaway, Haynes, Jennings, Kaiser, King, Lee, Love, Madaleno, McKee, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Myers, Oaks, Patterson, Petzold, Simmons, Stull, Trueschler, Vaughn, and Weldon
Entitled:
Elections - Absentee Voting - Disabled or Elderly Registered Voters

Synopsis:

Requiring a local board of elections, before each election, to send an absentee ballot application to each disabled or elderly registered voter who has qualified to vote by absentee ballot at a previous election; authorizing a local board to send an absentee ballot application by registered mail to specified voters under specified circumstances; and altering the qualifications by which a registered voter may vote by absentee ballot.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/31
First Reading Ways and Means
2/2
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/30
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Sponsored by:

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BALLOTS
DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
ELDERLY PERSONS
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
ELECTIONS SUPERVISORS
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 1-101 , 9-304 , 9-305 )

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: 155969/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2005   at: 11:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 26, 2005: Third Reading Passed (134-0)