Maryland Daily Record » petition http://thedailyrecord.com Maryland's trusted source for business and legal news Fri, 24 May 2013 12:20:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Md. woman plans referendum petition on gun bill http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/06/md-woman-plans-referendum-petition-on-gun-bill/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/06/md-woman-plans-referendum-petition-on-gun-bill/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 02:29:35 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=239214 A Montgomery County woman says she is planning a petition effort to get Maryland's gun control bill put to a popular vote. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/05/06/md-woman-plans-referendum-petition-on-gun-bill/feed/ 0 Foes of gun bill try start process for petition http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/10/foes-of-gun-bill-try-start-process-for-petition/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/10/foes-of-gun-bill-try-start-process-for-petition/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:18:43 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=237467 ANNAPOLIS — Opponents of a Maryland gun-control measure took steps on Wednesday to prepare a petition drive with hopes of giving voters a chance to reject the bill next year on the ballot. Del. Neil Parrott, R-Washington, brought language for a petition to the Maryland State Board of Elections to seek an advance decision on [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/04/10/foes-of-gun-bill-try-start-process-for-petition/feed/ 0 Gene Policinski: Recognizing power of assembly and petition  http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/31/gene-policinski-recognizing-power-of-assembly-and-petition/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/31/gene-policinski-recognizing-power-of-assembly-and-petition/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:21:12 +0000 Gene Policinski http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=232738 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> Assembly and petition are the “quiet freedoms” among the five rights set out in the First Amendment. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2013/01/31/gene-policinski-recognizing-power-of-assembly-and-petition/feed/ 0 Is it too easy to petition a law to the voters? http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/11/09/is-it-too-easy-to-petition-a-law-to-the-voters/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/11/09/is-it-too-easy-to-petition-a-law-to-the-voters/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:42:58 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=227742 ANNAPOLIS — Some lawmakers and Gov. Martin O’Malley are wondering: has the Internet made it too easy for citizens to petition a new law to the ballot? Maryland voters decided in favor of three referred laws this week. Opponents to same-sex marriage, the Maryland Dream Act and the state’s congressional redistricting map, successfully petitioned them [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/11/09/is-it-too-easy-to-petition-a-law-to-the-voters/feed/ 6 Judge releases Baltimore Co. zoning petition signatures  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/31/judge-releases-zoning-petition-signatures/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/31/judge-releases-zoning-petition-signatures/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:08:39 +0000 Melody Simmons http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=226963 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A list of about 86,000 signatures gathered as part of a petition drive to potentially overturn two new zoning maps in Baltimore County was ordered released Wednesday by a Baltimore County Circuit Court judge. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/31/judge-releases-zoning-petition-signatures/feed/ 0 Petition website under fire  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/28/petition-website-under-fire/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/28/petition-website-under-fire/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 19:00:29 +0000 Alexander Pyles http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=226598 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A Republican lawmaker’s business venture, which successfully helped to petition three state laws to referendum over the last year, is being accused of campaign finance violations by the Maryland Democratic Party. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/28/petition-website-under-fire/feed/ 0 Baltimore Co. judge prevents release of petitioners’ names in Solo Cup site dispute http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/25/baltimore-co-judge-prevents-release-of-petitioners-names-in-solo-cup-site-dispute/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/25/baltimore-co-judge-prevents-release-of-petitioners-names-in-solo-cup-site-dispute/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:24:14 +0000 Melody Simmons http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=226472 A Baltimore County Circuit Court judge Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against the county Board of Elections preventing it from releasing the names of nearly 95,000 petitioners in an ongoing feud over the redevelopment of the former Solo Cup manufacturing plant in Owings Mills. Judge Kathleen Cox issued the order at the request of [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/25/baltimore-co-judge-prevents-release-of-petitioners-names-in-solo-cup-site-dispute/feed/ 3 Redistricting referendum survived by a single vote in Court of Appeals  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/23/redistricting-referendum-survived-by-a-single-vote-in-court-of-appeals/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/23/redistricting-referendum-survived-by-a-single-vote-in-court-of-appeals/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:50:21 +0000 Steve Lash http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=226228 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> A petition drive to force a vote on Maryland’s congressional redistricting plan succeeded by just a single vote in the state’s highest court. The Court of Appeals had rejected the challenge to the referendum in an order Aug. 17, but did not explain its reasons — or how close the vote was. Because the petition [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/23/redistricting-referendum-survived-by-a-single-vote-in-court-of-appeals/feed/ 0 Gallaudet official on leave after signing gay marriage petition http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/10/gallaudet-official-on-leave-after-signing-gay-marriage-petition/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/10/gallaudet-official-on-leave-after-signing-gay-marriage-petition/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:00:34 +0000 Associated Press http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=225323 WASHINGTON — The chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University has been placed on paid leave after she signed a petition to put a gay marriage referendum on the ballot in Maryland. Gallaudet President T. Alan Hurwitz announced Angela McCaskill’s leave in a statement Wednesday. Hurwitz says McCaskill “participated in a legislative initiative that some feel [...] ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/10/10/gallaudet-official-on-leave-after-signing-gay-marriage-petition/feed/ 0 Setback for Solo Cup petitioners  http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/04/setback-for-solo-cup-petitioners/ http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/04/setback-for-solo-cup-petitioners/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 23:32:21 +0000 Melody Simmons http://thedailyrecord.com/?p=222886 (access required)&via=&related=DolcePixel"> One week after a controversial vote by the Baltimore County Council to rezone a 52-acre site in Owings Mills from industrial to commercial to make way for a new shopping center anchored by Wegmans, organizers of a petition drive to try to halt the development have received a setback from the county Board of Elections. ]]> http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/09/04/setback-for-solo-cup-petitioners/feed/ 0