2007 house journal index of days - Maryland General Assembly

544 Journal of Proceedings Feb. 8, 2007
authorizing a citizen to bring civil action in court against certain candidates under
certain circumstances; providing for judicial review of certain actions by the
Commission; providing for certain penalties; specifying the terms of the initial
members of the Commission; providing that certain catch lines are not law and
may not be considered to have been enacted as part of this Act; making provisions
of this Act severable; requiring the Election Financing Commission to report to the
General Assembly on or before a certain date; and generally relating to the Public
Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Commercial Law
Section 17–317
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2005 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Election Law
Section 13–235(d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2003 Volume and 2006 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article – Election Law
Section 15.5–101 through 15.5–121 to be under the new title “Title 15.5. Public
Campaign Financing Act for Candidates for the General Assembly”
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2003 Volume and 2006 Supplement)
Read the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
House Bill 732 – Delegates Barve and Hixson
AN ACT concerning
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Elections – Runoff Elections
FOR the purpose of proposing amendments to the Maryland Constitution to require the
General Assembly to provide for runoff elections for certain offices under certain
circumstances; requiring that a runoff election be limited only to certain
candidates; establishing procedures for the selection of certain persons for certain
offices under certain circumstances; making certain stylistic changes; generally
relating to runoff elections for certain elective offices; and submitting this