Opponents say the bill by Democratic Dels. Eric Luedtke, Jon Cardin, Sheila Hixson, Anne Kaiser and Jolene Ivey – all members of the House Ways & Means Committee that will hear the bills, including chair Hixson — will diminish the public’s ability to petition laws to the ballot. Filled with new rules, regulations and signature disqualification penalties, the effort is seen as an attempt to effectively kill the referendum process as it is exists today.
“This bill, HB493, is offensively called the ‘Referendum Integrity Act,’” said Del. Neil Parrott, R-Washington County, founder of MdPetitions.org, the online petition system that jumpstarted the referendum process in Maryland last year. “This bill puts excessive requirements on anyone who collects signatures;
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5 comments:
It really is time to leave this communist state called md
Since they're both from Montgomery County I'm wondering if Delegate Anne Kaiser, who is openly gay, convinced Luedtke to sponsor this bill that will leave Marylanders who are not elected officials powerless due to the Same-Sex Marriage Referendum.
Since we're talking voter integrity, would they be in favor of strict voter ID laws?
Its seems a natural course of events for a communist state, eliminate the 2nd amendment first then start working on the 1rst.
I soooo HATE this state...it's time to sell the house and get out of here!
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