File Code: Elections
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 309/07 - W&M
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 54
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Rosenberg, Bronrott, Dumais, Haynes, Ivey, Rice, Ross, F. Turner,
Frick, Gilchrist, Cardin, Doory, Olszewski, and Stukes
- Entitled:
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Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2008
Altering the circumstances under which an individual may be offered
the opportunity to cast a provisional ballot; requiring the State
Board of Elections to ensure that the program of instruction for
election judges incorporates a thorough and detailed treatment of
specified information; prohibiting a vacancy in polling place staff
from delaying the opening of the polling place; authorizing a court to
impose a civil penalty or issue an injunction only after making
specified findings; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/16
- First Reading Ways and Means
- 2/6
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- 3/15
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Special Order 3/19 (Delegate McDonough) Adopted
- 3/16
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Shank) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Shank) Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Sossi) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/17
- Third Reading Passed (97-38)
Senate Action
- 3/21
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
- Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
- Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
- Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
- Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
- Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
- Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
- Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
- Delegate Melvin L. Stukes, District 44
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Attorney General
- Ballots
- Circuit Courts
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
- Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
- Elections Supervisors
- Elections, State Board of
- Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
- Ethics
- Fraud -see also- Forgery
- Identification
- Judges
- Jurisdiction
- Notices
- Penalties
- Political Candidates
- Political Committees
- Publications -see also- Maryland Register
- Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Election Law
- (
9-404 ,
10-206 ,
10-301 ,
10-305 ,
10-310 ,
10-311 ,
13-401.1 ,
16-201
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
- Number: 273523/01 Offered on: March 19, 2008 at:
6:32 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 645260/01 Offered on: March 18, 2008 at:
11:46 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 683123/01 Offered on: March 19, 2008 at:
6:28 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 953826/01 Offered on: March 19, 2008 at:
6:31 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
- March 17, 2008: Third Reading Passed (97-38)