File Code: Elections
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 479  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Dyson, Conway, and Hollinger
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Election Law - Voting System - Study of Independent Verification
Systems
 
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.
Senate Action
- 2/14
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 - 2/21
 - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/23
 - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/24
 - Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/22
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 
-      Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/28
 - Third Reading Passed (36-11)
 - 4/9
 - Senate Concur - House Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
House Action
- 3/27
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/4
 - Re-referred Ways and Means
 - 4/5
 - Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/9
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
 - 4/5
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/6
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (130-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/20
 - Governor vetoed - Policy
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
 - Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
 - Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
 
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
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 Senate
- Number: 773423/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2005      at:
10:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
House 
- Number: 775367/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2005       at:
1:03 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 28, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (36-11)
 - April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)
 
House 
- April 6, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (130-0)