File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
- Sponsored By:
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Delegate Zirkin
- Entitled:
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Election of Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan General Elections
Establishing a method for the election of circuit court judges on a
nonpartisan basis at a general election; providing that a candidate
for election as circuit court judge may not be nominated at a primary
election; establishing a filing deadline for a specified certificate
of candidacy; deeming the office of circuit court judge vacant under
specified circumstances and requiring that the vacancy be filled in a
specified manner; providing that a candidate for judge of a circuit
court may not be nominated by petition; etc.
House Action
- 3/17
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Delegate Zirkin) Adopted (124-3)
- Referred House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 3/22
- Re-referred Judiciary
- 3/23
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Hearing cancelled
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/29
- Withdrawn
Senate Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- BALLOTS
- CIRCUIT COURTS
- ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
- GOVERNOR
- JUDGES
- PETITIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Election Law
- (
5-203 ,
5-301 ,
5-303 ,
5-703 ,
5-703 ,
8-901 ,
8-902 ,
8-903 ,
8-904 ,
9-210
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- House
- March 17, 2004: Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Zirkin) Adopted (124-3)
