Maryland may see bill that loosens petition requirements

December 21, 2009

HOWARD COUNTY, Maryland: Grace Kubofcik, president of the Howard County League of Women Voters, is hoping for a bill to be introduced in January 2010 that would make it easier to qualify signatures on referendum petitions in the state of Maryland. After a meeting with Senator Joan Carter Conway, chairwoman of the Health and Environment Affairs Committee, Kubofcik's confidence for the bill grew. According to Kubofcik: "She clearly understood the issue. I think legislation is coming."

Conway has stated that she will likely draft a reform bill, but wants to wait for Howard County Circuit Judge Timothy J. McCrone to rule on a legal challenge to current law. According to Conway: "We really feel that something needs to be done. I think we really need to change the law."

See also

*Maryland State Senate

• Maryland House of Delegates
• Maryland 2010 ballot measures