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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Early Voting - Delay of Implementation [HB-895]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Repealing specified provisions of law relating to early voting; reenacting specified provisions of law relating to early voting, subject to a specified contingency; repealing a process to allow a voter in the State to vote in primary or general elections at early voting centers, instead of in the voter's assigned precinct on election day; repealing a requirement that each county have a specified number of early voting centers, based on the number of registered voters in the county; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Hearing Cancelled on 02/19/2010
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Montgomery County - Election Law - Days of Early Voting [HB-889]
[Elections ]
Altering the required days for early voting before the 2010 gubernatorial primary and general elections in Montgomery County; and making the Act an emergency measure.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Cancelled on 03/16/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Montgomery County Board of Education - Student Member - Voting [HB-857]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the student member of the Montgomery County Board of Education to vote on specified matters.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/26/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Honorable Lorraine M. Sheehan Act to Protect Voting Rights for Individuals [HB-816]
[Voting Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Elections ]
Providing that an individual under guardianship for mental disability is not qualified to be a registered voter if a specified court has specifically found by clear and convincing evidence that the individual cannot communicate, with or without accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Early Voting - Delay of Implementation [HB-797]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Repealing specified provisions of law relating to early voting; reenacting specified provisions of law relating to early voting; repealing a process to allow a voter in the State to vote in primary or general elections at early voting centers, instead of in the voter's assigned precinct on election day; repealing a requirement that each county have a specified number of early voting centers, based on the number of registered voters in the county; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wendell Beitzel
Hearing Cancelled on 02/19/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Voting by Felons at Polling Places - Prohibition [HB-656]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring an applicant for voter registration to specify whether the applicant is a felon; requiring that specified information concerning voting by felons be provided to an applicant for voter registration; requiring an individual who is a felon to vote only by absentee ballot; prohibiting a felon from voting at a polling place; and limiting a provision of law allowing specified registered criminal offenders to enter onto school property for the purpose of voting only to registered offenders who are not felons.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means Withdrawn on 03/01/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Citizens Who Have Not Lived in the United States - Right to Vote [HB-444]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Providing that a citizen who has not lived in the United States but has a parent who is a resident of the State is a resident of the State for purposes of voter registration; prohibiting an individual from being considered a resident of the State if the individual has established a domicile outside the State; and authorizing an individual to register to vote and vote only in elections for federal office in the county in the State where a parent resides if the individual meets specified requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon Cardin
Hearing 4/1 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Government - General Assembly - Posting of Bill and Revised Fiscal Note [HB-437]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
Requiring, in the case of a bill that will have a fiscal impact on the State or on local government and for which a revised fiscal note has been prepared, that the third reading version of a bill and the revised fiscal note be posted on the General Assembly website for 72 hours before a vote on final passage of the bill may be taken in the bill's house of origin; excluding Sunday from being included in the calculation of the 72-hour time period; and providing for an exception.
Sponsored by: Rep. Wade Kach
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Real Estate Investment Trusts - Miscellaneous Provisions [HB-412]
[Real Estate ]
[Finance ]
[Investments ]
Clarifying that a real estate investment trust may provide by its declaration of trust that holders of one or more classes or series of shares have exclusive voting rights on an amendment that would alter only the contract rights of those shareholders; providing that, without action by the shareholders, the majority of the entire board of trustees may amend the declaration of trust in a specified manner under specified circumstances, unless prohibited in the declaration of trust; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor on 04/13/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Maryland Open Government Act [HB-344]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring that individuals be allowed to sign up on the General Assembly website during a specified time period to present testimony on a bill; requiring specified information about bills to be posted on the General Assembly website; requiring bill hearings to be broadcast on the General Assembly website under specified circumstances; requiring a meeting of the Board of Public Works to be broadcast on the Board's website under specified circumstances; requiring specified broadcasts of Board meetings to be archived; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Referred To Interim Study By House Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Polling Places [HB-322]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Authorizing the General Assembly to provide by suitable enactment a process to allow a qualified voter to register and vote on election day at a specified polling place in a specified precinct or on a specified day before election day at a specified polling place; making a stylistic change; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Cancelled on 02/19/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Voter's Rights Protection Act of 2010 [HB-266]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Authorizing the Attorney General or a registered voter to institute an action in a circuit court for injunctive relief when a person has engaged in, or there is reason to believe a person is about to engage in, specified violations of election law; requiring a circuit court to hear and determine an action filed under the Act as soon as practicable; providing that the grant of a remedy under the Act does not preclude any other remedy available under State or federal law; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Re-referred Education Health And Environmental Affairs on 04/12/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Access to Voting Room and Voting Booth by Minors Not Eligible to [HB-240]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Increasing the maximum age at which a minor may accompany a voter in the voting room and voting booth at a polling place to 17; and requiring that a minor who accompanies a voter may not be eligible to vote in that election.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Transparency in Legislative Appointments Act [HB-225]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Prohibiting local political party central committees in the State from voting by secret ballot when selecting a name to submit to the Governor to fill a vacancy in the office of State delegate or senator.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Voter Registration and Nomination by Petition - Requirements [HB-217]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Early Voting - Number of Early Voting Centers - Determination [HB-1540]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring active and inactive voters to be included in the number of voters used to determine the number of early voting centers to be established in a county; retroactively applying the provisions of the Act to any election held after January 1, 2010; and making the Act an emergency measure.
Sponsored by: Rep. B. Daniel Riley
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Voting by Registered Offenders at Polling Places - Prohibition [HB-1493]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Elections ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting specified registered offenders from voting at polling places or early voting centers located on school grounds; authorizing specified registered offenders who are prohibited from voting at polling places or early voting centers on school grounds to vote at early voting centers not located on school grounds or by absentee ballot; requiring the supervising authority of specified registered offenders to give written notice and explain the requirements of the Act when a registrant registers; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Voter Registration - Motor Vehicle Administration - Information on Noncitizens [HB-1485]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from providing specified individuals with the opportunity to register to vote or update a voter registration; requiring the Administration to report the name and addresses of specified individuals to the State Administrator of Elections each month; requiring an election director to remove a voter from the statewide voter registration list under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Election Law - Polling Places - Electioneering Boundaries [HB-1337]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the location of the line beyond which electioneering is prohibited outside a polling place.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Board of Education - Student Member Voting Rights Act [HB-1287]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Allowing the student member of the State Board of Education to vote on the State Board's budget.
Sponsored by: Rep. Saqib Ali
Favorable With Amendments Report By Ways And Means on 03/31/2010