HOUSE BILL 312

File Code: Elections Prior Year Introduction As: HB 101/11 - W&M Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 349

Sponsored By:

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

Entitled:

Election Law - Petitions - Prohibited Actions

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from willfully and knowingly obtaining or attempting to obtain a signature on a petition by threat, menace, or intimidation; and prohibiting a person from willfully and knowingly preventing, hindering, or delaying a person who has a lawful right to sign a petition from signing a petition through the use of fraud, duress, force, threat, menace, or intimidation.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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House Action

1/30

First Reading Ways and Means

2/1

Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11

Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate Michael G. Summers, District 47

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Assault

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

Fraud -see also- Forgery

Harassment

Petitions

Signatures

Bill affects the following Statute:

Election Law

( 16-401 )

Documents

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Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered