Maryland House Bill 643 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-08 - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the State Board of Elections to extend the filing deadline for a primary election if, at any time during the 48-hour period immediately preceding the filing deadline, the number of candidates for a political party is less than the number of nominations the party is allowed for the office; and requiring the State central committee of a political party to select candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor to fill vacancies in candidacy for a primary election under certain circumstances.

Election Law - Insufficient Number of Candidates for a Primary Election

Del. Brooke Grossman [D]

Del. Jared Solomon [D]

Del. Joe Vogel [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-08	House	Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-06	House	First Reading Ways and Means

SB176 (Crossfiled) 2023-01-27 - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Election Law	5	303	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	5	303.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	5	502	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	5	504	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Election Law	5	902	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0643?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0643f.pdf