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HOUSE BILL 1457

CHAPTER NUMBER: 564
File Code: Elections

Sponsored By:
Delegates Arnick and Kittleman (Special Committee on Voting Systems and Election Procedures in Maryland) and Delegates Eckardt, McIntosh, Bobo, and Dypski

Entitled:
Election Law - Uniform Statewide Voting Systems

Synopsis:

Requiring the State Board of Elections, in consultation with the local boards of elections, to select and certify a voting system for voting in polling places and a voting system for absentee voting; requiring the selected and certified voting systems to be used in all counties; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
3/17
First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Delegate Arnick) Adopted (120-1)
Motion Rules Suspended Referred Commerce and Government Matters (Delegate Arnick) Adopted (122-0)
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (120-16)
4/4
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (97-33)
Passed Enrolled
5/15
Signed by the Governor Chapter 564
Senate Action
3/29
First Reading Senate Rules
4/5
Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Motion Special Order later today (Senator Ferguson) Rejected (10-33)
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Collins) Adopted (39-8)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (41-6)

Sponsored by:

Delegate John S. Arnick, District 7
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BALLOTS
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING
ELECTIONS SUPERVISORS
ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF
EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES
NOTICES
RULES AND REGULATIONS
VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 33 Election Code
( 9-101 , 9-102 , 9-103 , 9-104 , 9-105 , 9-106 , 9-107 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 166589/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2001   at: 9:04 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 304336/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 11:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2001: Motion Rules Suspended for late introduction (Arnick) Adopted (120-1)
March 17, 2001: Motion Rules Suspended Referred Commerce and Government Matters (Arnick) Adopted (122-0)
March 25, 2001: Third Reading Passed (120-16)
April 4, 2001: Third Reading Passed (97-33)
Senate
April 5, 2001: Motion Special Order until later today (Ferguson) Rejected (10-33)
April 5, 2001: Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Collins) Adopted (39-8)
April 5, 2001: Third Reading Passed (41-6)


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