2007 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 726

File Code: Elections Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1204
Sponsored By:
Senators Rosapepe, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act

Synopsis:

Requiring State public institutions of higher education to facilitate student engagement in the electoral process, as specified; requiring local boards of elections to provide the general public access on the Internet to specified information; requiring each local board to ensure that polling places are staffed and equipped to a specified standard; requiring local boards to establish specified easy voting polling places; making part of the Act contingent on the enactment of a specified

constitutional amendment;
etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action
2/8
First Reading Senate Rules
2/16
Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
2/19
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
Senator James N. Robey, District 13
Senator Bobby A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Ballots
Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets
Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Electronic Government
Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
Hearings
Judges
Notices
Public Information
Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
Rules and Regulations
State Universities and Colleges
Students
Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 1-305 , 2-202 , 2-303 , 3-102 , 3-201 , 3-202 , 3-204 , 9-403 , 10-201 , 10-301.1 , 10-302 , 11-303 , 16-206 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered