2024 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB371: Election Law - Recounts - Procedures

Legislative Summary

Requiring a petitioner for a recount to select the method for conducting the recount; limiting the methods from which the selection must be made; and requiring a local board of elections to preserve and store certain voter-verifiable paper records and conduct a recount in a certain manner.

Bill History

1/17/2024
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
1/22/2024
Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/6/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/6/2024
Favorable with Amendments {193326/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/6/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Referred Rules
Senate
4/8/2024
Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/8/2024
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/8/2024
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/8/2024
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/8/2024
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Senate
4/8/2024
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
4/25/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 220
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 193326/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 193326/1 Adopted

4/6/2024Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/8/2024
138
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/8/2024
45
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/25/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text5/2/202494.2 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text4/6/2024105.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/17/2024100.7 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197038.8 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.9 KB