| Bill Information | |
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| MC 5-12 | Montgomery County – County Council Special Elections – Voting by Mail |
| Sponsor | Senator Forehand |
| Synopsis | For the purpose of requiring that voting by mail be utilized in certain special elections for the Montgomery County Council; specifying the application of certain 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 active registered voter who is eligible to vote in a certain special election; specifying that a voter is not required to submit an application to receive a vote–by–mail ballot; requiring that a postage–paid envelope be provided in which a voter may return a vote–by–mail ballot to the local board; requiring the local board to issue a replacement vote–by–mail ballot to a voter under certain circumstances; requiring the Montgomery County Council to establish the date of a special election; specifying certain deadlines for candidate filing, ballot certification, and mailing of vote–by–mail ballots to voters; requiring the local board to establish at least one polling place for the use of any eligible voter who chooses to cast a ballot in person in a special election; specifying certain requirements for a polling place established by the local board; authorizing the local board to establish a polling place during a certain time period; requiring a voter to return a vote–by–mail ballot by certain methods; authorizing a voter to designate an agent to return a vote–by–mail ballot to the local board; requiring that a vote–by–mail ballot be returned to the local board by certain deadlines to be considered timely and be counted; providing for the application of this Act; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations as necessary to implement this Act; and generally relating to voting by mail in special elections for the Montgomery County Council. |
| Bill Text | |
| House Bill Number | HB 725 |
| Bill History | |
| Local Action House: | 12/5/11 - Montgomery County House Delegation Local Bill Hearing - 3rd Floor Hearing Room, Stella Werner Council Office Building, Rockville 7:00 p.m. |
| 1/5/12 - Assigned to County Affairs Committee | |
| 1/30/12 - County Affairs Committee Meeting - AGENDA - Hold | |
2/3/12 - County Affairs Committee Meeting - AGENDA - Favorable with amendments (8-0) |
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2/10/12 - Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting - AGENDA - Favorable as amended (23-0) Bill moves to the Montgomery County Senate Delegation & House Ways & Means Committee |
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| Local Action Senate: | 3/8/12 - Montgomery County Senate Delegation Meeting - AGENDA |
3/9/12 - Montgomery County Senate Delegation Voting Session - AGENDA - Favorable as amended (7-0) - Bill Report |
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| House Action: | 2/8/12 - First Reading Ways & Means Committee |
| 2/22/12 - Public Hearing - Ways & Means Committee - 1:00 p.m. | |
| 3/24/12 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways & Means Committee | |
3/21/12 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| 3/22/12 - Third Reading Passed (105-30) | |
4/3/12 - House Concur - Senate Amendments Third Reading Passed (97-21) Passed Enrolled |
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| Senate Action: | 3/22/12 - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee |
| 4/3/12 - Public Hearing - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee - 1:00 p.m. | |
| 4/6/12 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee | |
3/31/12 - Favorable with Amendments Committee Amendments Adopted Motion to Special Order until 4/7 (Sen. Pipkin) Rejected (10-32) Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| 4/1/12 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-3) | |
| Action After Passage: | 5/22/12 - Approved by the Governor Chapter 677 |
