Requiring that any voting system that does not use a document ballot produce a paper record of a voter's ballot choices and provide the voter with an opportunity to inspect the paper record; requiring that the paper records be preserved at the polling place in a manner similar to document ballots so that the paper records may later be used in a manual recount if necessary; establishing a Task Force to Study Voting System Verification; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A

Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8

Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A

Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A

Delegate William J. Frank, District 42

Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22

Delegate Barry Glassman, District 35A

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A

Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20

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

Delegate Neil F. Quinter, District 13

Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

ELECTIONS -see also- BALLOTS; CAMP FINANC; POL CANDS; VOTING

ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF

ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT

EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

GOVERNOR

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

REPORTS

SUNSET

VOTING -see also- BALLOTS; ELECTIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law

( 1-101 , 9-107 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 483620/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 2004   at: 11:49 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 525965/02 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2004   at: 12:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Number: 543122/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 27, 2004   at: 11:41 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Senate

Number: 424339/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2004   at: 1:57 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 26, 2004: Floor Amendment (Shank) {543122/1 Rejected (45-87)

March 28, 2004: Third Reading Passed (137-1)

Senate

April 4, 2004: Third Reading Passed (45-0)