Day: March 7, 2013

Use of old voting machines angers state senators

Sen. Richard Madaleno said Thursday on the floor of the Senate he was shocked by the news that Maryland will not be replacing old touchscreen voting machines with more advanced technology before the 2014 election. “I was under the impression that we were going to have new voting machines in place by then,” Madaleno said during debate on a bill to make voting easier.

State Roundup, March 7, 2013

The Maryland Senate passes the death penalty repeal, sends it to the House where passage is expected. But some are predicting it will be petitioned to referendum; two lawmakers seek to ban abortions after 20 weeks; Ravens’ Ray Rice gets behind cyber-bullying bill; legislation would prevent colleges from requiring access to a student’s Facebook, Twitter information; and despite dire snow predictions, Prince George’s County government stays open, save big bucks.

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