HOUSE BILL 329

Sponsored By:

Delegates Marriott, Anderson, Benson, Carter, Dumais, Frush, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Heller, Howard, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Lee, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Proctor, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Vaughn

Entitled:

Election Law - Voter Registration - Felons

Synopsis:

Altering the qualifications for voter registration to allow an individual who has been convicted of a specified crime to qualify to be a registered voter if the individual, in connection with a first or subsequent conviction, has been released from the custody of a specified facility; and repealing the provision requiring an individual who has been convicted of a specified subsequent crime from being qualified to be a registered voter until at least a specified number of years have elapsed.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/28

First Reading Ways and Means

2/11

Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.

3/27

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

EX-OFFENDERS

REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION

VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Election Law

( 3-102 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered