File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 384
- Sponsored By:
-
Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
(By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)
- Entitled:
-
Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections
Establishing a method of electing judges to the circuit court on a
nonpartisan basis, without regard to political party affiliation;
creating an exception to a limit on the number of candidates a
political party may have as its nominees during a general election;
establishing a primary election for candidates for nomination for a
circuit court judgeship to be administered in a specified manner under
specified circumstances; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/18
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 1/25
- Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 1/26
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/8
- Unfavorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Ed., Health, & Environmental Affairs Com, Chairman
- Judicial Conference
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BALLOTS
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
- JUDGES
- POLITICAL CANDIDATES
- POLITICAL PARTIES
- VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Election Law
- (
5-203 ,
5-301 ,
5-703 ,
5-705 ,
5-706 ,
8-901 ,
8-902 ,
8-903 ,
8-904 ,
8-905 ,
9-210 ,
9-210
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered