MD HB371 | 2024 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB642
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-25 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 220
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-25 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 220
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring a petitioner for a recount to select the method for conducting the recount; limiting the methods from which the selection must be made; and requiring a local board of elections to preserve and store certain voter-verifiable paper records and conduct a recount in a certain manner.
Title
Election Law - Recounts - Procedures
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-08 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-04-08 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-04-08 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 138 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-25 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 220 |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Returned Passed |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (45-0) |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Second Reading Passed |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Favorable Adopted |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2024-04-08 | Senate | Referred Rules |
| 2024-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed (138-0) |
| 2024-04-06 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-04-06 | House | Favorable with Amendments {193326/1 Adopted |
| 2024-04-06 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means |
| 2024-01-22 | House | Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-01-17 | House | First Reading Ways and Means |
Same As/Similar To
SB115 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-19 - Hearing 3/19 at 1:30 p.m.
HB642 (Carry Over) 2023-02-08 - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
HB642 (Carry Over) 2023-02-08 - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Absentee and Mail-In Ballots
Ballots
Data
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Emergency Bills
Equipment
Ethics
Open Government
Records
Safety
Storage
Voting
Ballots
Data
Elections
Elections Supervisors
Elections, State Board of
Emergency Bills
Equipment
Ethics
Open Government
Records
Safety
Storage
Voting
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election Law | 12 | 108 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Election Law | 9 | 102 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
