Legislation

Title: Election Law - Special Elections - Voting by Mail
Sponsored by: Delegates Cardin, Morhaim, Reznik, Rosenberg, and M. Washington
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 198
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering provisions of law concerning voting by mail in special elections; authorizing the Governor, a county council, or a board of county commissioners to direct that voting by mail be utilized in specified special elections; requiring a local board of elections to mail a vote-by-mail ballot to each registered voter who is eligible to vote in a special election conducted by mail unless the voter has requested that the ballot be transmitted by other means; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0171

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0225 Session: 2012 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2013

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/18/2013 Legislative Date 1/21/2013 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/23/2013 Legislative Date 1/23/2013 Action Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2013 Legislative Date 3/13/2013 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2013 Legislative Date 3/14/2013 Action Favorable with Amendments {365369/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 47
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2013 Legislative Date 3/14/2013 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2013 Legislative Date 3/16/2013 Action Third Reading Passed (92-43) Proceedings 49
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2013 Legislative Date 3/18/2013 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 49
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2013 Legislative Date 4/04/2013 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2013 Legislative Date 3/31/2013 Action Favorable with Amendments {874133/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 62
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2013 Legislative Date 3/31/2013 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 62
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2013 Legislative Date 4/01/2013 Action Third Reading Passed with Amendments (38-6) Proceedings 63
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2013 Legislative Date 4/03/2013 Action House Concur - Senate Amendments Proceedings 67
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2013 Legislative Date 4/03/2013 Action Third Reading Passed ((95-44) Proceedings 67
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2013 Legislative Date 4/03/2013 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings 67
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/02/2013 Legislative Date 5/02/2013 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 198 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/18/2013	1/21/2013	First Reading Ways and Means
House	1/23/2013	1/23/2013	Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/12/2013	3/13/2013	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/14/2013	3/14/2013	Favorable with Amendments {365369/1 Report Adopted	47
House	3/14/2013	3/14/2013	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47
House	3/19/2013	3/16/2013	Third Reading Passed (92-43)	49
Senate	3/20/2013	3/18/2013	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	49
Senate	4/03/2013	4/04/2013	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	4/05/2013	3/31/2013	Favorable with Amendments {874133/1 Report Adopted	62
Senate	4/05/2013	3/31/2013	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	62
Senate	4/05/2013	4/01/2013	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (38-6)	63
House	4/08/2013	4/03/2013	House Concur - Senate Amendments	67
House	4/08/2013	4/03/2013	Third Reading Passed ((95-44)	67
House	4/08/2013	4/03/2013	Passed Enrolled	67
Post Passage	5/02/2013	5/02/2013	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 198

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
4/05/2013	Amendments Senate - (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) {874133/01 Adopted
3/14/2013	Amendments House - (Ways and Means) {365369/01 Adopted
1/22/2013	Text - First - Election Law - Special Elections - Voting by Mail
3/14/2013	Text - Third - Election Law - Special Elections - Voting by Mail
4/09/2013	Text - Enrolled - Election Law - Special Elections - Voting by Mail
5/09/2013	Text - Chapter - Election Law - Special Elections - Voting by Mail
3/12/2013	Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means
4/04/2013	Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
3/16/2013	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (92-43) - 03/16/13
4/03/2013	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (95-44) - 04/03/13
4/01/2013	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (38-6) - 04/01/13

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