Voting
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Election Law - Election Judges - Minimum Age [HB-73]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a minor who is at least 16 years old and who is a registered voter to be appointed and serve as an election judge; requiring the State Board of Elections to survey the local boards of elections concerning minor election judges authorized by the Act; and requiring the State Board to report the survey results and its findings and recommendations concerning the value of 16-year-old election judges to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before February 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 796 on 05/27/2017
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Voter Registration - Affiliating With a Party [SB-64]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Allowing voters who have declined to affiliate with a political party to affiliate with a party at any time individuals may register to vote; altering provisions concerning the timing of requests to affiliate with a party to conform with the procedures for early voting; altering provisions relating to early voting to allow voters who have declined to affiliate with a political party to affiliate with a party and be issued a ballot to vote; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Interstate Boating Violator Compact [SB-81]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Governor to enter into the Interstate Boating Violator Compact; providing that the purposes of the Compact are to provide a means for party states to participate in a specified reciprocal program and to provide for the fair and impartial treatment of boating violators operating within party states; providing for a Board of Boating Compact Administrators for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to adopt specified regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Simonaire
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/03/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Tourism Development Board - Destination Marketing Organization Officials - Voting Rights [SB-87]
[Tourism ]
Granting the destination marketing organization officials who are members of the Maryland Tourism Development Board specified voting rights.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 260 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Election Law - Election Observers [SB-58]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
Requiring that a copy of a list of registered voters be provided to an election observer on receipt of specified documentation; requiring an election judge to protect an election observer in the exercise of specified rights; requiring an election judge to designate reasonable times for election observers to examine polling lists; requiring an election judge to allow an election observer to have access to the voting room at a polling place; providing that, except under specified circumstances, an election observer has specified rights; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/16/2017