EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Elections
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Madaleno, Raskin, and Lenett
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Special Election - Absentee Voting - Late Applications
 
Allowing voters in the State to vote in specified special elections by
absentee ballot; requiring local boards of elections to be open to
receive absentee ballots applications and absentee ballots on days and
hours as specified; requiring the State Board of Elections and local
boards of elections to inform voters about absentee voting for a
special election, as specified; making the Act an emergency measure;
and terminating the Act at the end of May 19, 2009.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 3/6
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 - 3/11
 - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/13
 - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/30
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/27
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Laid Over (Senator Kramer) Adopted
 - 3/28
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/30
 - Third Reading Passed (34-13)
 
House Action
- 3/29
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/6
 - Re-referred Ways and Means
 - 4/7
 - Hearing 4/9 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/13
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
 - 4/10
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/11
 - Special Order later today (Delegate Cardin) Adopted
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
 - Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
 - Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Ballots
 - Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
 - Elections Supervisors
 - Elections, State Board of
 - Local Government Mandates
 - Notices
 - Public Information
 - Rules and Regulations
 - Sunset
 - Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Election Law
 - (
 9-304 ,
 9-305 ,
 10-102 
)
 
- 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):
 Senate
- Number: 794735/01     Offered on: March 30, 2009      at:
3:57 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
House 
- Number: 375465/01     Offered on: April 13, 2009      at:
9:34 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
 Senate
- March 30, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (34-13)