HOUSE BILL 128

Sponsored By:

Delegate Curran (Task Force to Review the State's Election Law)

Entitled:

Election Law - Application for Absentee Ballot

Synopsis:

Repealing the requirement that an application for an absentee ballot contain an affidavit and be under penalty of perjury; and making the Act an emergency measure.

Legislative History

House Action

1/10

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

Hearing 1/17 at 3:00 p.m.

1/30

Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

2/1

Third Reading Passed (133-0)

2/7

Returned Passed

2/8

Signed by the Governor Chapter 2

Senate Action

2/2

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

2/5

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

2/6

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Sen. Collins) Adopted (42-0)

Third Reading Passed (43-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Gerald J. Curran, District 43

Election Law, Task Force to Review the State's

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BALLOTS

ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS, CAMPAIGN FINANCING, VOTING

VOTING -see also- BALLOTS, ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 33 Election Code

( 27-4 , 27-6 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 546049/1 (PDF) Offered on: JANUARY 30, 1996 at: 10:13 Status: Adopted