File Code: Elections
Prior Year Introduction As: 
SB 671/09 - EHE
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 217  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Raskin, Brochin, Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Kramer,
Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Rosapepe, and Stone
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Election Law - Voter Registration and Nomination by Petition - Requirements
 
Altering the qualifications for voter registration to allow an
individual who is at least 16 years old to register to vote;
specifying that an individual under the age of 18 years may vote in
specified primary elections but may not vote in any other elections;
altering the deadline to request a change of party affiliation to
coincide with the deadline for registering to vote in an election;
altering the date on which the number of petition signatures required
for a candidate to be nominated by petition is determined; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/27
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/10
 - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 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 (44-0)
 - 4/10
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 4/6
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/12
 - Re-referred Ways and Means
 -      Favorable Report by Ways and Means
 - 4/8
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/9
 - Third Reading Passed (100-40)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/4
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 270
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
 - Senator James Brochin, District 42
 - Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
 - Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
 - Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
 - Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
 - Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
 - Senator C. Anthony Muse, District 26
 - Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
 - Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
 - Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
 - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting
 - Elections Supervisors
 - Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
 - Petitions
 - Political Candidates
 - Political Parties
 - Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
 - Signatures
 - Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Election Law
 - (
 3-102 ,
 3-302 ,
 3-303 ,
 5-703 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
 Senate
- Number: 394837/01     Offered on: April 10, 2010      at:
4:28 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
- 
Committee Votes :
 
 Senate
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
 
House 
- Ways and Means
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- April 7, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (44-0)
 
House 
- April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (100-40)