2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1046

File Code: Elections Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 478
Sponsored By:
Delegates Ramirez, Anderson, Conroy, Cryor, Doory, Howard, James, Kaiser, Kelley, Leopold, Madaleno, Marriott, McComas, Murray, Trueschler, F. Turner, and Weir
Entitled:
Election Law - Early Voting

Synopsis:

Establishing a process to allow voters to vote in elections at early voting polling places in the State; specifying the time period in which early voting is allowed; specifying criteria and procedures to guide the State Administrator of Elections in establishing early voting polling places for each election; granting authority to specified entities to select early voting polling places; requiring the Governor to allocate specified resources to implement the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Ways and Means
2/16
Hearing 2/24 at 2:00 p.m.
4/8

Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Committee Amendment Adopted
Special Order next session (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
4/4
Floor Amendment (Delegate Cluster) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Parrott) Rejected
Floor Amendment (Delegate Bates) Rejected
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed (83-52)
Senate Action
4/7
First Reading Senate Rules
4/11
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

Sponsored by:

Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPROPRIATIONS
BALLOTS
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
ELECTIONS SUPERVISORS
ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
RULES AND REGULATIONS
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Election Law
( 10-301.1 )

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: 193328/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2005   at: 7:21 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 605066/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2005   at: 12:20 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 623927/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2005   at: 7:23 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 813329/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2005   at: 7:22 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 835364/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2005   at: 12:19 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
April 5, 2005: Third Reading Passed (83-52)