MD SB493 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-28 - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring that, in the 2028 statewide primary election, each contest for the nomination by a political party of a candidate for the office of President of the United States be conducted using ranked-choice voting; and requiring the State Board of Elections to develop and pay the cost of a certain voter education campaign and conduct and pay the cost of a survey of voters after the primary election to gauge the satisfaction of the voters with ranked-choice voting.

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Title

Elections – Ranked–Choice Voting – Contests for Presidential Nomination in 2028

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-28SenateHearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-02-28SenateHearing canceled
2024-02-13SenateHearing 3/01 at 9:00 a.m.
2024-02-13SenateHearing canceled
2024-02-09SenateHearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-25SenateHearing canceled
2024-01-25SenateHearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-24SenateFirst Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Election Law8206(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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