Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 37

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  HB 16

  Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Howard, Ivey, N. King, Manno, Rice, Stukes, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Election Law - Absentee Ballot Applications - Deadline

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 18

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 548

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Bobo, Montgomery, Ali, Barve, Boteler, Bronrott, Cardin, Doory, Feldman, George, Gilchrist, Haynes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Krebs, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Manno, McKee, Murphy, Olszewski, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 148

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 44

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barve, Howard, N. King, Murphy, Olszewski, Rice, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 179

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 380

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Board of Education - Nonvoting Student Member

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 201

  Status as of February 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates Hixson, Barve, Cardin, Doory, Ivey, N. King, Ross, Beidle, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Howard, Hucker, Jameson, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Sophocleus, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Elective Franchise - Authority to Establish Early Voting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 273

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Braveboy, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, Davis, Doory, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Lawton, Manno, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Voting Rights Restoration - Ex-Offenders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 309

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Bronrott, Haynes, Ivey, Rice, Ross, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 366

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Bohanan

  Entitled

  Election Administration and the Recruitment and Retention of Election Judges

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 513

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 611

  Sponsored By

  Howard County Delegation

  Entitled

  Howard County - Board of Education - Qualifications and Election of Student Member Ho. Co. 12-07

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 554

  Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Ali, Anderson, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carter, Davis, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Harrison, Haynes, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Lawton, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Voter Registration Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 686

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, McConkey, Elmore, George, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condominium Regimes - Voting Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 706

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Myers, Bates, Beitzel, Kelly, McKee, Shank, and Stull

  Entitled

  Election Law - Identification of Voters

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 826

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve, Cardin, and Kach

  Entitled

  Elections - Presidential Primaries - Unaffiliated Voters

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 886

  Status as of March 12, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Every Vote Counts Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 948

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Carter

  Entitled

  Election Law - Task Force on Instant Voter Registration and Voting by Mail

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1198

  Status as of March 19, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Myers, Bartlett, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Frank, George, Haddaway, Kelly, J. King, McConkey, Miller, O'Donnell, Shank, Stull, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Election Law - Periodic Audit of Statewide Voter Registration List

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1204

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Ross (By Request)

  Entitled

  Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1254

  Status as of March 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Barve, Doory, Howard, N. King, and McKee

  Entitled

  Election Law - Primary Elections - Election Dates

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  SB 1

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 513

  Sponsored By

  Senators Miller, Conway, Dyson, McFadden, Kasemeyer, Middleton, Currie, Frosh, Britt, DeGrange, Exum, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Stone, Astle, Klausmeier, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Elective Franchise - Early Voting and Polling Places

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 31

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Frosh, Lenett, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stone, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Elections - Voter Registration and Voting - Age

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 46

  Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Dyson, Kittleman, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 63

  Status as of April 4, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Frosh, and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voter's Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 128

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 12

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Britt, Della, Forehand, Garagiola, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Zirkin, and Harris

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools - Constitution Day and Citizenship Day and Civic Responsibility for Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 153

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney and Brinkley

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Board of Education - Nonvoting Student Member

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 363

  Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Referred to interim study

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voter Registration - Change of Party Affiliation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 364

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Election Law - Miscellaneous Technical and Clarifying Corrections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 386

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Conway, Dyson, and Exum

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 392

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 547

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, Astle, Brinkley, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Edwards, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Haines, Hogan, Hooper, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Mooney, Munson, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Simonaire, Stoltzfus, Stone, Zirkin, Dyson, Britt, Harris, and Greenip

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voting Systems - Voter-Verifiable Paper Records

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 426

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 152

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Astle, and Forehand

  Entitled

  Maryland Tourism Development Board - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 488

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 159

  Sponsored By

  Senators Britt, Conway, Currie, Gladden, Kelley, Pugh, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Voter Registration Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 520

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Britt, Brochin, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Every Vote Counts Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 545

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky and Harris

  Entitled

  Election Law - Open Ballot Voting - Nomination by Multiple Political Parties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 597

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Jacobs, Munson, Simonaire, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 634

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 43

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Brochin, Middleton, Hogan, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Presidential Elections - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 638

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Development of State Voter Referendum Guide - Condensed and Summary Statements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 726

  Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Rosapepe, Britt, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones, Lenett, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Maryland Student Voting Rights Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 758

  Status as of February 19, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Election Law - Task Force on Instant Voter Registration and Voting by Mail

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs