A ballot initiative organization run by Del. Neil C. Parrot, R-Washington, will seek to overturn the recently passed transgender anti-discrimination law.
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A ballot initiative organization run by Del. Neil C. Parrot, R-Washington, will seek to overturn the recently passed transgender anti-discrimination law.
Tagged with: del. neil parrott Martin O'Malley referendum
Read More »May 3, 2013 Comments Off on Capital punishment gets a new lease on life
Death-penalty supporters on Friday launched an online petition drive to preserve capital punishment in Maryland, one day after Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the legislation to abolish it as of Oct. 1.
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Read More »April 10, 2013 Comments Off on Foes of gun bill try start process for petition
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 ...
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Read More »March 20, 2013 Comments Off on Bill could make it tougher for Md. ballot measures
ANNAPOLIS — Laws in 2012 prompted Maryland’s first statewide ballot referendum in 20 years, allowing marriage equality, the Dream Act and congressional redistricting to be upheld by voters. And if those who don’t agree with Maryland’s likely ban of the ...
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Read More »June 24, 2012 Comments Off on Online initiatives spur ballot petition drives
Maryland voters in November may face as many as three questions on the ballot to overturn laws passed by the General Assembly. Opponents of the third measure — a gerrymandered congressional district plan — are nearly halfway to reaching the ...
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Read More »February 29, 2012 Comments Off on State election board OKs language for gay marriage petition
ANNAPOLIS — As Gov. Martin O’Malley prepares to sign legislation legalizing gay marriage, opponents of the bill have cleared one of the first hurdles to asking voters to overturn the law. The State Board of Elections has approved the language ...
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Read More »January 3, 2012 Comments Off on Smigiel and Parrott offer bills to clarify petition signatures
ANNAPOLIS — A group of citizens last year, upset about a new law granting in-state tuition to some of the state’s illegal immigrants, was the first in 20 years to successfully petition a law to a statewide ballot. The referendum ...
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Read More »October 4, 2011 Comments Off on Western Maryland contractors question minority requirement
HAGERSTOWN — Some western Maryland contractors are demanding an end to the state’s Minority Business Enterprise law. Local members of the Associated Builders and Contractors aired their concerns at a meeting Monday in Hagerstown with Republican state lawmakers from Washington ...
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