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HOUSE BILL 622

File Code: Elections
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 473/00 - CGM

Sponsored By:
Delegates Petzold, Griffith, Barkley, Bates, D. Davis, Dumais, Heller, Kaiser, Madaleno, Mandel, Moe, Montgomery, Taylor, Bartlett, Boschert, Bozman, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Elmore, Gilleland, Goodwin, Gordon, Healey, Hixson, Howard, King, Marriott, McKee, Myers, Patterson, Ramirez, and Ross

Entitled:
Elections - Absentee Voting on Demand

Synopsis:

Eliminating the circumstances that are required to exist for a voter to qualify for voting by absentee ballot; and altering the methods for receiving and submitting an application for an absentee ballot.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/4
First Reading Ways and Means
2/8
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
3/25
Favorable with Amendments
Special Order later today (Delegate Petzold) Adopted
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Withdrawn
Substitute Committee Amendment Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (132-0)
4/8
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/30
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/7
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/8
Third Reading Passed (37-8)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/20
Governor vetoed - Policy
 
1/11/2006
House - Motion Special Order until 1/12 (Delegate Barve) Adopted
1/12/2006
House - Motion Special Order until 1/17 (Delegate Barve) Adopted
1/17/2006
House - Motion override the Governors veto
House - Veto overridden (97-41)
 
1/18/2006
Senate - Motion override the Governors veto
Senate - Veto overridden (33-14)
 
Became law per Maryland Constitution, Ch 6 of 2006 Session

Sponsored by:

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate David G. Boschert, District 33A
Delegate K. Bennett Bozman, District 38B
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
Delegate Michael R. Gordon, District 17
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate LeRoy E. Myers, Jr., District 1C
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

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

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 9-304 , 9-305 , 10-102 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 745763/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2005   at: 1:36 p.m.     Status: Withdrawn
Number: 745763/02 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2005   at: 1:36 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-0)
Senate
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (37-8)


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