File Code: Elections
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 479
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Dyson, Conway, and Hollinger
- Entitled:
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Election Law - Voting System - Study of Independent Verification
Systems
Requiring the State Administrator of Elections to study, review, and
evaluate independent verification systems, including at least one
system that includes a voter verified paper audit trail, for the
voting system currently used in the State; requiring the study to be
conducted during specified municipal elections; authorizing the State
Administrator to seek assistance from specified individuals in
conducting the study; establishing an advisory committee to assist and
advise the State Administrator in a specified review; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/14
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 2/21
- Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/23
- Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/24
- Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/22
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/28
- Third Reading Passed (36-11)
- 4/9
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Passed Enrolled
House Action
- 3/27
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 4/4
- Re-referred Ways and Means
- 4/5
- Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (130-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/20
- Governor vetoed - Policy
Sponsored by:
- Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
- ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
- ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
- EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY
- MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS -see also- ANNAP; BALT; HAGER; OC
- PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
- REPORTS
- SUNSET
- VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS
- WICOMICO COUNTY
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
- Number: 773423/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 24, 2005 at:
10:31 a.m. Status: Adopted
House
- Number: 775367/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 9, 2005 at:
1:03 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- March 28, 2005: Third Reading Passed (36-11)
- April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
- April 6, 2005: Third Reading Passed (130-0)
