MD HB217 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Passed on May 4 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-05-04 - Approved by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Passed on May 4 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-05-04 - Approved by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Altering the qualifications for voter registration to allow an individual who is at least 16 years old to register to vote; specifying that an individual under the age of 18 years may vote in specified primary elections but may not vote in any other elections; altering the deadline to request a change of party affiliation to coincide with the deadline for registering to vote for an election; altering the date on which the number of petition signatures required for a candidate to be nominated by petition is determined; etc.
Title
Election Law - Voter Registration and Nomination by Petition - Requirements
Sponsors
| Del. Saqib Ali [D] | Del. Jon Cardin [D] | Del. D Page Elmore [R] | Del. William Frick [D] |
| Del. Jolene Ivey [D] | Del. Craig Rice [D] | Del. Justin Ross [D] | Del. Jay Walker [D] |
Roll Calls
2010-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 41 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-04 | Approved by the Governor | |
| 2010-04-07 | Third Reading Passed (41-5) | |
| 2010-04-07 | Special Order later today (Senator Kittleman) Adopted | |
| 2010-04-06 | Second Reading Passed | |
| 2010-04-06 | Favorable Report Adopted | |
| 2010-04-10 | Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs | |
| 2010-03-27 | First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs | |
| 2010-04-08 | Returned Passed | |
| 2010-03-25 | Third Reading Passed (97-43) | |
| 2010-03-25 | Motion vote previous question (Delegate Cane) Adopted | |
| 2010-03-24 | Second Reading Passed with Amendments | |
| 2010-03-24 | Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (34-102) | |
| 2010-03-24 | Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (41-89) | |
| 2010-03-24 | Special Order next session (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted | |
| 2010-03-24 | Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted | |
| 2010-03-27 | Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means | |
| 2010-02-03 | Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. | |
| 2010-01-22 | First Reading Ways and Means |
Subjects
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Minors
Petitions
Political Candidates
Political Parties
Registration
Signatures
Voting
Elections Supervisors
Minors
Petitions
Political Candidates
Political Parties
Registration
Signatures
Voting
