MC 22-21 Montgomery County - Voting Methods
Requested by: Delegate Acevero
Co-Sponsors:
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.
Full Text: View as PDF here
House Bill Number: HB 767
Files:
Amendment 1
Local Committee Voting Lists Amendment 1, Amendment 2, & Bill
Status:
Montgomery County House Delegation
1/29/21: Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting - Late-filed bill vote - Favorable (21-0)
1/29/21: Assigned to the Education, Elections, and Housing Committee
2/5/21: Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting- Bill Hearing
2/10/21: Education, Elections, and Housing Committee Meeting - Favorable with amendment (6-0)
2/12/21: Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting - Favorable with amendment (21-0)
House
1/29/21: First Reading Ways and Means Committee
2/16/21: Ways and Means Committee Public Hearing - 1:30 p.m.
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