Legislation

Title: Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors
Sponsored by: Delegates Fair, Acevero, Ebersole, Pasteur, Shetty, Simpson, and Terrasa
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering, from 16 years old to 15 years and 9 months old, the age at which an individual may register to vote; requiring that a voter notification card sent to an individual under the age of 18 years include information regarding when the individual will be eligible to vote; and requiring the election director in the county where a registered voter under the age of 18 years becomes eligible to vote to send a notice that the voter is eligible to vote and information on the voting methods and locations available to the voter.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): January 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2024 Legislative Date 1/22/2024 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/23/2024 Legislative Date 1/23/2024 Action Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2024 Legislative Date 2/19/2024 Action Favorable Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2024 Legislative Date 2/20/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2024 Legislative Date 2/20/2024 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/22/2024 Legislative Date 2/22/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (106-32) Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/23/2024 Legislative Date 2/15/2024 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/22/2024	1/22/2024	First Reading Ways and Means
House	1/23/2024	1/23/2024	Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/19/2024	2/19/2024	Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House	2/20/2024	2/20/2024	Favorable Adopted	30 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/20/2024	2/20/2024	Second Reading Passed	30 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors
House	2/22/2024	2/22/2024	Third Reading Passed (106-32)	32 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/23/2024	2/15/2024	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	31 Click to view Recorded Media

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