2005 Regular Session
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 32
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker and Delegates Hixson, Rosenberg, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Gilleland, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Vallario, Vaughn, Zirkin, Bartlett, Bronrott, Cadden, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Elmore, Gaines, Goodwin, Gordon, James, Lee, Marriott, McKee, Moe, Myers, Ramirez, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Voters Rights Protection Act of 2005
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Marriott, Patterson, and Cane
- Entitled
- Elections - Voter Registration Eligibility Requirements - Convicted Criminals
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Goodwin
- Entitled
- Education - Voter Registration - Baltimore City High School Students
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- 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
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Boschert
- Entitled
- Election Law - Identification of Voters
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boschert, Boteler, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Conroy, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McConkey, Miller, Morhaim, Murray, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Ross, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, Trueschler, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voting Systems - Verification and Accessibility
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Holmes
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voter Registration - Felons
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
HB 376
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 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
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 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
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Petzold, Griffith, Barkley, Bates, D. Davis, Dumais, Heller, Kaiser, Madaleno, Mandel, Moe, Montgomery, Taylor, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Howard, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross
- Entitled
- Elections - Absentee Voting on Demand
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Howard (By Request) and Delegates Anderson, Benson, Burns, Hubbard, James, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Patterson, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voter Registration Volunteers - Age Requirement
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Ways and Means Committee (By Request - Departmental - Elections, State Board of)
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voter Registration
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Bates
- Entitled
- Election Law - One-Stop Absentee Ballot Voting Process
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Bartlett, Anderson, Boutin, Bozman, Cardin, Cluster, Dwyer, Frank, Hogan, Kaiser, Kelly, Mayer, McComas, McKee, McMillan, Parrott, Ramirez, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Trueschler, Weir, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Family Law - Domestic Violence - Address Confidentiality Program
- Committee
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House: Judiciary
HB 1046
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 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
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Dwyer, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Cadden, Costa, Eckardt, Edwards, Frank, Gilleland, Impallaria, Leopold, Love, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, and Sossi
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voter Registration and Voting - Proof of Citizenship and Identity
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates McMillan, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Frank, Gilleland, Impallaria, Kach, Kelly, Leopold, McConkey, McDonough, Miller, Parker, Smigiel, and Sossi
- Entitled
- Taxpayers' Bill of Rights
- Committee
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House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Frank, Boteler, and Shewell
- Entitled
- Election Law - Identification of Voters
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Griffith, Marriott, Patterson, and Vaughn
- Entitled
- Election Law - Task Force to Study Early Voting
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Cardin
- Entitled
- Income Tax - Deduction for Qualified Production Activities Income - Funding for Voter Verification Process
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Marriott
- Entitled
- Voting Rights Amendment
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
SB 9
Status as of January 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Harris, Astle, Brochin, Giannetti, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hooper, and Teitelbaum
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verified Paper Records
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Mooney, Colburn, Munson, Harris, Stone, Haines, Jacobs, Forehand, Giannetti, and Green
- Entitled
- Family Law - Domestic Violence - Address Confidentiality Program
- Committee
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Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 63
Status as of January 21, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Dyson, Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, DeGrange, Frosh, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Munson, Pinsky, and Ruben
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voting Systems - Independent Verification of Accuracy
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Gladden, Britt, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
- Entitled
- Voters Rights Protection Act of 2005
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senator Frosh
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voters' Authority to Cast Write-In Votes
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 432
Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jacobs and Harris
- Entitled
- Election Law - Boater Voter
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
SB 462
Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, and Jones
- Entitled
- Elections - Voter Registration Eligibility Requirements - Convicted Criminals
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Miller, Conway, Currie, Dyson, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Green, Hogan, Hollinger, Middleton, and Ruben
- Entitled
- Election Law - Early Voting
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 677
Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Kittleman
- Entitled
- Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity
- Committee
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Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Green
- Entitled
- Cooperative Housing Corporations and Homeowners Associations - Adoption of Rules
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Dyson, Conway, and Hollinger
- Entitled
- Election Law - Voting System - Study of Independent Verification Systems
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
