2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 479

File Code: Elections Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 849
Sponsored By:
Delegates Patterson, Bozman, Cryor, C. Davis, Gilleland, Howard, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Ramirez, Ross, and Taylor
Entitled:
Election Law - Voting System - Study of Independent Verification Systems

Synopsis:

Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to study, review, and evaluate independent verification systems, including at least one system that includes a voter-verified paper audit trail, for the voting system currently used in the State; requiring the study to be conducted during specified municipal elections; authorizing the State Administrator to seek assistance from specified individuals in conducting the study; establishing an advisory committee to assist and advise the State Administrator in a specified review; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/2
First Reading Ways and Means
2/9
Hearing 2/24 at 2:00 p.m.
3/26

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order later today (Delegate Bobo) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Montgomery) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Montgomery) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
4/8
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (132-1)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/7
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/20
Governor vetoed - Policy

Sponsored by:

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
REPORTS
SUNSET
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS
WICOMICO COUNTY

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: 153224/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2005   at: 1:34 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 265964/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2005   at: 11:51 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 773726/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2005   at: 1:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 744130/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2005   at: 11:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2005: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-1)
Senate
April 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed (45-0)