MD HB173 | 2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Introduced on January 18 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-30 - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Authorizing the Montgomery County Council to adopt, by law, a ranked choice voting method for elections for certain local offices; defining "ranked choice voting" as a method of casting and tabulating votes in which voters rank candidates in order of preference and votes are tabulated in a manner that reflects voter preference; authorizing a local law adopting ranked choice voting to provide for the ballot format, procedures for tabulating votes, and other provisions necessary to implement ranked choice voting; etc.

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Title

Montgomery County - Ranked Choice Voting MC 19-18

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-01-30HouseHearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
2018-01-18HouseFirst Reading Ways and Means

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