Elections -see also- Ballots; Camp Financ; Pol Cands; Voting

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 59

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  HB 2

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Turner

  Entitled

  Elections - Candidates - Filing Fees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 5

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Turner

  Entitled

  Election Law - Days of Early Voting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 6

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Turner

  Entitled

  Elections - Political Outdoor Signs - Removal and Destruction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 25

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate O'Donnell

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 31

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Cardin, and Kipke

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 93

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 575

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Rosenberg, Barkley, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Healey, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lafferty, Lee, Luedtke, Morhaim, Stein, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Election Law - Independent Expenditures and Electioneering Communications - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 99

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Braveboy

  Entitled

  Real Property - Homeowners Association Elections - Enforcement by the Division of Consumer Protection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 101

  Status as of March 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Barve, Cardin, Ivey, Myers, Ross, and Summers

  Entitled

  Election Law - Petitions - Prohibited Actions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 118

  Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke and George

  Entitled

  Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Option to Present Proof of Identity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 126

  Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Aumann, Bates, Cane, Holmes, Morhaim, B. Robinson, Stocksdale, and Summers

  Entitled

  Election Law - Days of Early Voting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 159

  Status as of February 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Barnes, Bobo, Carr, Frick, Frush, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Luedtke, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 171

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 171

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barkley, Barnes, Clagett, Gaines, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Stukes, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Collective Bargaining - Independent Home Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 174

  Status as of February 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt and Haddaway-Riccio

  Entitled

  Election Law - Delay in Replacement of Voting Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 288

  Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Afzali, Boteler, Fisher, Glass, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Jacobs, McComas, McDermott, Otto, Ready, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stocksdale, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 299

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Aumann, Stein, and Szeliga

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Hybrid School Board - Election and Appointment of Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 309

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges - Election and Term of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 337

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Barnes, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Election Law - Recall Elections - Felony Indictment or Conviction

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 348

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Citizens Who Have Not Lived in the United States - Right to Vote

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 375

  Status as of February 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Beidle, Bobo, Bromwell, Feldman, Frick, James, Lafferty, Luedtke, Murphy, Reznik, B. Robinson, and S. Robinson

  Entitled

  Circuit Court Judges - Election, Qualifications, and Term of Office

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 399

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McConkey

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Appointed Members Subject to Contested Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 436

  Status as of February 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Clagett

  Entitled

  Election Law - Early Voting Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 498

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Bates, Cluster, Eckardt, George, Hogan, Hough, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Norman, O'Donnell, Ready, Serafini, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Legislative Districting - Single-Member Delegate Districts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 534

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 344

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Carroll County and Montgomery County - Polling Places - Electioneering Boundaries MC 19-11

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 546

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Montgomery County - Special Elections - Voting by Mail MC 15-11

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 671

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 169

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barve and O'Donnell

  Entitled

  Federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act Compliance

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 701

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Dwyer, Impallaria, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McMillan, O'Donnell, Ready, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Election Law Transparency Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 732

  Status as of February 14, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Barve, Carr, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Mizeur, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, Ross, Tarrant, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Polling Places

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 787

  Status as of March 29, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kramer, Arora, Barkley, Dumais, Frick, Hixson, Hucker, Luedtke, Reznik, Simmons, Valderrama, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Election Law - Subsequent Election Absentee Ballot List

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 792

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Anderson, Branch, Carter, George, Oaks, B. Robinson, Tarrant, and Walker

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Public School System - Charter Management Organizations - Amendments to Collective Bargaining Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 850

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frank, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Eckardt, Hershey, Hough, Jacobs, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Smigiel, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Election Law - Early Voting - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 955

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Myers

  Entitled

  Elections for County Treasurers, Clerks of the Circuit Court, and Registers of Wills - Nonpartisan Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 956

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Myers

  Entitled

  Election of Sheriffs - Nonpartisan Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 991

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuh and McConkey

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Members - Increase and Selection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 997

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Schuh, Afzali, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, George, Glass, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, W. Miller, Myers, Norman, O'Donnell, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, Szeliga, and Vitale

  Entitled

  Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1011

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glenn, Anderson, Carter, Conaway, Harrison, Haynes, Oaks, B. Robinson, Stukes, and Washington

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Selection of Members - Local Referendum (Democracy in Education Act of 2011)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1263

  Status as of March 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Elections - Early Voting Centers - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1324

  Status as of April 11, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Conway, Cane, Eckardt, McDermott, Otto, and Haddaway-Riccio

  Entitled

  Wicomico County - Board of Education - Selection of Members - Straw Ballot

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1339

  Status as of March 23, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Braveboy, Barnes, Frush, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Real Property - Homeowners Associations - Election of Governing Body

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HJ 7

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Joint Resolution 1

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Busch, Hixson, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Election Law - Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 21

  Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Colburn

  Entitled

  Election Law - Delay in Replacement of Voting Systems

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 52

  Status as of January 19, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Elections - Candidates for Judicial Offices - Certificates of Candidacy and Campaign Finance Entities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 114

  Status as of January 26, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Simonaire and Reilly

  Entitled

  Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Appointed Members Subject to Contested Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 141

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Zirkin, Brochin, and Getty

  Entitled

  Baltimore County - Hybrid School Board - Election and Appointment of Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 181

  Status as of April 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Collective Bargaining - Independent Home Care Providers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 220

  Status as of February 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 382

  Status as of February 15, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Selection of Members - Local Referendum (Democracy in Education Act of 2011)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 409

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, King, Madaleno, Manno, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Elections - Permanent Absentee Ballot List

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 443

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Brinkley, Colburn, Edwards, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Jones-Rodwell, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Shank

  Entitled

  Election Law - Early Voting Centers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 446

  Status as of March 14, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh, Brochin, Conway, Dyson, Gladden, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Young

  Entitled

  Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting and Disclosure Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 449

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Ferguson, and Gladden

  Entitled

  Baltimore City Public School System - Charter Management Organizations - Amendments to Collective Bargaining Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 501

  Status as of March 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson and The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Election Law - Change of Primary Election Dates and Compliance with Federal MOVE Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 532

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 491

  Sponsored By

  Senators Currie and Benson

  Entitled

  Real Property - Homeowners Association Elections - Enforcement by the Division of Consumer Protection

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 592

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Astle, Benson, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Dyson, Ferguson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Middleton, Miller, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Ramirez, Robey, Rosapepe, Shank, Stone, Young, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Independent Expenditures - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 630

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Election Law - Petition Signatures

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 657

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Forehand, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 820

  Status as of February 23, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Garagiola and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act Compliance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 980

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 311

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Credit Unions - Boards of Directors - Electronically Conducted Elections

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 981

  Status as of April 7, 2011: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mathias and Colburn

  Entitled

  Wicomico County - Board of Education - Selection of Members - Straw Ballot

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SJ 4

  Status as of April 9, 2011: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senator Dyson

  Entitled

  Election Law - Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law

  Committee
  Assignments

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