Ch. 19                                     2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article — State Finance and Procurement
Section 5-7B-05(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2001 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - State Finance and Procurement

5-7B-05.

(c) (1) When a request is made to the Board of Public Works for an exception
under this section, the Board of Public Works may request from the [State Economic
Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Commission] DEPARTMENT OF
PLANNING an advisory opinion on the request for the exception.

(2) Upon receiving a request for an advisory opinion under this
subsection, the [Commission] DEPARTMENT, if requested by a member of the public,
shall hold a public meeting to gather information relevant to the advisory opinion.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 2004.

Approved April 13, 2004.

CHAPTER 19
(Senate Bill 55)

AN ACT concerning

Election Law - Miscellaneous Technical and Clarifying Corrections

FOR the purpose of altering provisions of the Election Law to conform to current
practices; altering certain definitions; repealing a duplicative provision for an
appeal of a rejection of an absentee ballot application; repealing a provision
concerning a voter transaction at the Motor Vehicle Administration; repealing
provisions relating to mechanical lever machines; altering language to
accommodate the use of electronic voting systems; altering the term used in a
crime; and generally relating to the election laws.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Election Law
Section 1-101(d) and (s), 2-206, 3-202(b), 3-203(d), 5-1204(e) 5-1204, and

16-304
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2003 Volume and 2003 Supplement)

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