EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Elections
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates Hixson, Cardin, Olszewski, Rice, Ross, Frick, Ivey, Howard,
Kaiser, Walker, and Stukes
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Election Law - Voting Systems - Requirements
 
Specifying that requirements for the selection and certification of a
statewide voting system are subject to specified provisions of law;
requiring the State Board of Elections to take specified actions if at
the time of procurement of a voting system there is not commercially
available a voting system that satisfies specified requirements;
requiring the State Board to select and certify a voting system that
satisfies specified requirements with specified exceptions; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/12
 - First Reading Ways and Means
 - 2/16
 - Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/26
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
 - 3/23
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Special Order 3/27 (Delegate Eckardt) Adopted
 - 3/24
 - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/25
 - Third Reading Passed (103-32)
 - 4/8
 - House Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (111-26)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
Senate Action
- 3/28
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/9
 - Hearing 4/9 at 3:00 p.m.
 - 4/10
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/6
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/7
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/7
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 428
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
 - Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
 - Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
 - Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
 - Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
 - Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
 - 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 Jay Walker, District 26
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
 - Elections, State Board of
 - Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment
 - Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection
 - Laboratories
 - Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
 - Notices
 - Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
 - Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Election Law
 - (
 9-101 ,
 9-102 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 House 
- Number: 375669/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009      at:
6:07 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
Senate
- Number: 334630/01     Offered on: April 10, 2009      at:
11:29 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 25, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (103-32)
 - April 8, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (111-26)
 
Senate
- April 7, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)