| Bill Information | |
|---|---|
| MC 22-21 | Montgomery County – Voting Methods |
| Requested by | Delegate Acevero |
| Synopsis | For the purpose of authorizing the Montgomery County Council to adopt, by law, a ranked choice voting method or an approval voting method for elections for certain local offices; defining “ranked choice voting” and “approval voting”; authorizing a local law adopting ranked choice voting or approval voting to provide for the ballot format, procedures for tabulating votes, and other provisions necessary to implement ranked choice voting or approval voting; and generally relating to the use of ranked choice voting or approval voting for elections for local offices in Montgomery County. |
| Bill Text | |
| House Bill Number | HB 767 |
| Bill History | |
| Local Action House - Montgomery County Delegation: | 1/29/21: Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting - Late-filed bill vote - (2/3's majority vote in House Delegation needed to accept as late-filed bill and to schedule for a public hearing) - AGENDA - Favorable (21-0) - Voting list on late-file |
| 1/29/21: Assigned to the Education, Elections, and Housing Committee | |
| 2/5/21: Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting- Bill Hearing - AGENDA | |
| 2/10/21: Education, Elections, and Housing Committee Meeting - AGENDA - Favorable with amendment (6-0) - Voting list on bill - Amendment - Voting list on amendment 1 - Voting list on amendment 2 | |
| 2/12/21: Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting - AGENDA - Favorable with amendment (21-0) - Voting list on bill - Amendment - Voting list on amendment | |
| Bill moves to the Senate Delegation and Ways and Means Committee | |
| Local Action Senate - Montgomery County Delegation: | |
| House Action: | 1/29/21: First Reading Ways and Means Committee |
| 2/16/21: Ways and Means Committee Public Hearing - 1:30 p.m. | |
| Senate Action: | |
| Action After Passage: | |
