Voting
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Department of Legislative Services - Voting by Mail - Study [HB-426]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with the State Board of Elections and the Maryland Association of Election Officials, to study the requirements to implement voting by mail; requiring a certain analysis to include information on the administrative, technological, legal, security, and fiscal requirements to implement voting by mail; requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 2/24 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Gettr Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Homeowners Associations - Powers, Boards of Directors, Voting, Meetings, and Rules [HB-444]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the fee that a homeowners association may impose for a certain inspection from $50 to $100; altering the circumstances under which the homeowners association is entitled to the inspection fee; establishing that a homeowners association shall be composed of all lot owners and that the bylaws may authorize the delegation of any power of the homeowners association; establishing certain powers of a homeowners association; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore City – 2020 General Election – Early Voting Centers [SB-310]
[Elections ]
Requiring Baltimore City, for the 2020 general election, to have eight early voting centers; and requiring one of the early voting centers in Baltimore City to be at Frederick Douglass High School, to the extent practicable, or within a one-quarter mile radius of Mondawmin Metro Station if Frederick Douglass High School is not available.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Law – Foreign Manufacture of Election Systems – Notification and Termination of Contract [HB-392]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[National Security ]
Prohibiting the State Board of Elections from approving a contract with an election service provider unless the contract requires the provider to report to the State Administrator of Elections if any stage in the manufacturing of a component of the provider's election system occurred outside the United States or if any material change to a component in any stage in the manufacturing of an election system occurred outside the United States; requiring a certain report by the election service provider to the State Administrator; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing Canceled on 03/15/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
General Assembly - Term Limits [HB-366]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to limit to three the number of consecutive terms as either a Senator or a Delegate to which a person may be elected; specifying how service for a certain partial term shall be considered for purposes of the term limits; providing that certain provisions of this amendment do not prohibit a certain person from serving in the same office during a certain term; submitting the amendment to qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing 2/24 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Campaign Finance Entities - Officers - Repeal of Voter Registration Requirement [HB-375]
[Elections ]
Repealing the requirement that each chairman, treasurer, and campaign manager of a campaign finance entity be a registered voter of the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2020
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Condominiums. [HB-2165]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires managing agents of condominiums to confirm the eligibility of candidates for board elections and the authority of proxy assignments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Takumi
Referred To Cpc, Jud, Referral Sheet 5 on 01/27/2020
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Condominiums. [HB-2164]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Elections ]
Makes violations of voting requirements for elections of a condominium association subject to the enforcement powers of the Real Estate Commission.
Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Takumi
Referred To Cpc, Jud, Referral Sheet 5 on 01/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Education - Community and Local Accountability for Struggling Schools (CLASS) Act of 2020 - Innovation Schools [HB-347]
[Education ]
Requiring a county board of education to designate as an innovation school each school that receives one star under the star rating system for at least the previous two consecutive school years; requiring a county board to establish an Innovation Plan Committee for each innovation school; providing for the contents of an innovation plan; providing the process for review, adoption, modification, or rejection of a proposed innovation plan, including electronic posting, a public comment period, and a requirement for a public hearing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Redistricting Reform Act of 2020 – Constitutional Amendment [HB-341]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to require single-member delegate districts; altering certain standards for the drawing of legislative districts; proposing a new article to the Maryland Constitution to establish standards for the drawing of congressional districts; establishing a Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission; requiring the Commission divide the State into certain legislative districts and congressional districts; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 3/02 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Video Lottery Operation License - Expansion and Alterations [HB-344]
[Gaming ]
[Elections ]
Authorizing and awarding an additional video lottery operation license and up to 1,500 additional video lottery terminals for a video lottery facility in Charles County on a vessel moored to a pier on the Potomac River; repealing a certain prohibition against a person owning an interest in more than one video lottery facility; altering the percentage of video lottery proceeds retained by a video lottery operation licensee; submitting the Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 02/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Election Law - Special Elections - Calendar Revisions [SB-251]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Altering the deadline by which a certificate of candidacy for an office to be filled by a special election is required to be filed; establishing the filing deadline for a certificate of candidacy for a special election of a write-in candidate; providing that a certain individual may not file a certificate of candidacy if there are 64 days or fewer before the date of the election; establishing a filing deadline for a certificate of nomination; providing that a certain judicial review be sought by a certain date; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 10 on 02/03/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Education - Community and Local Accountability for Struggling Schools (CLASS) Act of 2020 - Innovation Schools [SB-275]
[Education ]
Requiring a county board of education to designate as an innovation school each school that receives one star under the star rating system for at least the previous two consecutive school years; requiring a county board to establish an Innovation Plan Committee for each innovation school; providing for the contents of an innovation plan; providing the process for review, adoption, modification, or rejection of a proposed innovation plan, including electronic posting, a public comment period, and a requirement for a public hearing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Redistricting Reform Act of 2020 [SB-284]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Establishing the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission as an independent unit of State government; providing for the intent of the General Assembly regarding legislative and congressional redistricting; requiring a Redistricting Commission to be selected on or before March 1, 2021, and each year ending in the number 1 thereafter; providing that the Redistricting Commission consists of nine members who are registered voters and meet certain other criteria; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/23/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Redistricting Reform Act of 2020 – Constitutional Amendment [SB-266]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to require single-member delegate districts; altering certain standards for the drawing of legislative districts; proposing a new article to the Maryland Constitution to establish standards for the drawing of congressional districts; establishing a Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission; requiring the Commission divide the State into certain legislative districts and congressional districts; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Redistricting Reform Act of 2020 – Constitutional Amendment [SB-266]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to require single-member delegate districts; altering certain standards for the drawing of legislative districts; proposing a new article to the Maryland Constitution to establish standards for the drawing of congressional districts; establishing a Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission; requiring the Commission divide the State into certain legislative districts and congressional districts; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Redistricting Reform Act of 2020 [HB-346]
[Elections ]
Establishing the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission as an independent unit of State government; providing for the intent of the General Assembly regarding legislative and congressional redistricting; requiring a Redistricting Commission be selected on or before March 1, 2021, and each year ending in the number 1 thereafter; providing that the Redistricting Commission consists of nine members who are registered voters and meet certain other criteria; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 3/02 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Alaska 31st Legislature
Legislature: Elect Perm Presiding Officer [HB-58]
[Elections ]
An Act relating to election of a permanent presiding officer.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Rauscher
Read The First Time - Referrals on 02/20/2019
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Alaska 31st Legislature
Political Party Definition [HB-90]
[Elections ]
An Act relating to the definition of political party; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ivy Spohnholz
Read The First Time - Referrals on 03/11/2019
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Alaska 31st Legislature
Legislature: Ethics, Conflicts [SB-89]
[Ethics ]
An Act relating to the Legislative Ethics Act; and providing for an effective date.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Effective Date(s) Of Law 5/25/19 on 05/21/2019