Elections
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Office of the Inspector General - Establishment [HB-819]
[Ethics ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the office of the Inspector General; specifying qualifications that an individual must meet to be eligible for the office; providing that the Inspector General is subject to removal by the General Assembly under specified circumstances; specifying the duties and powers of the Inspector General; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/20/2012
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Real Property - Homeowners Associations - Election of Governing Body [HB-81]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibiting, with respect to a homeowners association, a declarant and its affiliates from voting to elect the governing body of a homeowners association at a specified meeting to elect the governing body.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 02/27/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Special Elections - Voting by Mail [HB-804]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Authorizing the Prince George's County Council to direct that voting by mail be utilized in specified special elections; applying specified provisions of law to a special election conducted by mail; requiring the local board of elections to mail a vote-by-mail ballot to each registered voter who is eligible to vote in a special election conducted by mail unless the voter has requested that the ballot be transmitted by other means; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 4/3 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Redistricting in Maryland [HB-775]
[Elections ]
Establishing a Task Force to Study Redistricting in Maryland; specifying the composition, powers, and duties of the Task Force; providing for the staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations, including suggested constitutional and legislative changes, to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2013; and terminating the Act at the end of June 30, 2014.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Hearing 3/2 At 2:30 P.m. on 02/29/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Maryland Constitution - Congressional Districts - Requirements as to Territory, [HB-748]
[Elections ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to specify that the districts for the election of members of the Congress of the United States shall conform to specified requirements as to territory, form, natural boundaries, and political subdivision boundaries; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 3/2 At 2:30 P.m. on 02/29/2012
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Montgomery County - County Council Special Elections - Voting by Mail [HB-725]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Authorizing the Montgomery County Council to direct that voting by mail be utilized in specified special elections for the Montgomery County Council; specifying the application of specified provisions of law to a special election for the Montgomery County Council; requiring the local board of elections to mail a vote-by-mail ballot to each registered voter who is eligible to vote in a special election conducted by mail unless the voter has requested that the ballot be transmitted by other means; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Election Law - Polling Places - Proof of Identity [HB-705]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to transmit specified physical identification information to the State Board of Elections for each registered voter who is a driver's license holder or an identification card holder; requiring the election register to contain physical identification information for registered voters who are eligible to vote at each precinct and early voting center; prohibiting a voter from voting or attempting to vote under a false form of identification; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/08/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Election Law - Subsequent Election Absentee Ballot List [HB-657]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring a court to report specified information to the State Board of Elections when the court finds that an individual under guardianship for mental disability cannot communicate a desire to participate in the voting process; requiring the State Board to establish guidelines for a subsequent election absentee ballot list; requiring specified forms for making an application for an absentee ballot to include specified information and require the voter to make a specified acknowledgement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
First Reading Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 03/14/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Elections - Study Commission on the Redistricting Process in Maryland [HB-599]
[Elections ]
Establishing a Study Commission on the Redistricting Process in Maryland; specifying the composition, powers, and duties of the Commission; providing for the staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations, including suggested constitutional and legislative changes, to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before a specified date; providing for the termination of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Hearing 3/2 At 2:30 P.m. on 02/29/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - School Board - Membership [HB-580]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
Requiring that members of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education be elected and appointed, as specified; repealing provisions relating to a retention election for specified appointed members of the county board; establishing procedures for the election and appointment of members of the county board; providing for a nonpartisan election for specified members of the county board; providing for the termination of the terms of specified members of the county board; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2012
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State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Applicability [HB-537]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Providing specified collective bargaining rights to specified State employees; specifying the responsibilities of the State Labor Relations Board in administering and enforcing specified provisions of law relating to the collective bargaining rights of specified employees; and requiring the State Labor Relations Board, at the request of a specified exclusive representative, to determine bargaining units for specified employees, accrete specified State employees into bargaining units, and hold a specified election.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Somerset County - County Commissioners - Districts [HB-50]
[Elections ]
[Community Development ]
Repealing the current boundaries for the county commissioner districts in Somerset County; establishing new boundaries for the county commissioner districts in Somerset County; providing for the reopening of a specified candidate filing deadline for a candidate for the office of member of the Somerset County Board of Education who will be elected at the general election in November 2012; and prohibiting a specified withdrawal of candidacy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles James Otto
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 01/11/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Wicomico County - Election Law - Challengers and Watchers [HB-498]
[Elections ]
Prohibiting a candidate from being designated as a challenger or watcher at a polling place in Wicomico County for an election in which the candidate's name appears on the ballot; and providing for a delayed effective date.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Baltimore County - Elected School Board [HB-481]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
Establishing procedures for the election of the members of the Baltimore County Board of Education; repealing provisions governing the appointment of members of the county board; requiring members of the county board to reside in, be a registered voter in, and be elected from specified districts; providing for the removal of members and the appointment of a member to fill a vacancy; establishing a Baltimore County School Board Redistricting Commission; providing for staggering of specified terms; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen W Lafferty
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 04/04/2012
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St. Mary's County - Redistricting Board - Revisions [HB-475]
[Elections ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring a Redistricting Board to be appointed in St. Mary's County following each decennial census of the United States; requiring the Board to be composed of specified appointees; requiring the Board to propose a specified redistricting plan; requiring the Board to hold specified hearings; requiring the Board to prepare and submit a redistricting plan to the Board of County Commissioners by a specified date and after public hearings have been held; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor on 05/02/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Municipal Corporations - Elections - Voter Qualifications [HB-473]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Immigration ]
Prohibiting an individual who is not a citizen of the United States from voting in an election in any municipal corporation, notwithstanding the provisions of the charter of any municipal corporation; and providing that the Act makes null and void any provision in the charter of any municipal corporation that allows an individual other than a citizen of the United States to vote in an election in the municipal corporation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick L. McDonough
Hearing 3/7 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Officials - Limitation of Terms (Better Maryland - Term Limits) [HB-458]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to impose a limit of three consecutive terms that a person may serve in the office of Senator or Delegate in the General Assembly, Attorney General, Comptroller, or Treasurer; making stylistic changes; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/12 At 2:30 P.m. on 03/07/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Election Law - Days of Early Voting [HB-452]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring that early voting centers be open only on the second Friday and second Saturday before a regularly scheduled primary or general election during the hours between 10 A.M. and 8 P.M.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn J B Howard
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/01/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Election Law - Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission (Better [HB-451]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that changes the process of legislative districting and apportionment in the State by establishing a Legislative Districting and Apportionment Commission; providing for the membership, qualifications, chair, and duties of the Commission; requiring the Commission to establish rules and procedures subject to the State laws governing open meetings and public records; requiring the Court of Appeals to make determinations regarding the redistricting plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/2 At 2:30 P.m. on 02/29/2012
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Election Law - Petitions - Public Verification and Counting of Signatures [HB-41]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that the process of verifying and counting signatures on petitions be open to observation by the public, subject to regulations adopted by the State Board of Elections to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and efficiency of the process.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Hearing 1/25 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/18/2012