Post by Logan on Jan 20, 2016 20:25:22 GMT -6
Maryland House votes to override Larry Hogan's veto of felon voting rights
The Democratic-controlled General Assembly began the process of overriding Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's vetoes Wednesday, with one chamber upholding legislation that would allow felons to regain the right to vote as soon as they leave prison.
After a passionate 45-minute debate, members of the House of Delegates voted 85-56 to uphold the bill they passed last year. The House reached the minimum number of votes needed to override Hogan's veto after the bill received 82 votes last year.
The House also voted to override the governor's vetoes of a Howard County bill that changes the way hotel taxes are collected and $2 million in the state budget that was earmarked for the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, a community arts center in House Speaker Michael E. Busch's district.
The Senate is expected to vote on veto overrides on Thursday.
Continued at www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-veto-overrides-20160120-story.html .
The Democratic-controlled General Assembly began the process of overriding Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's vetoes Wednesday, with one chamber upholding legislation that would allow felons to regain the right to vote as soon as they leave prison.
After a passionate 45-minute debate, members of the House of Delegates voted 85-56 to uphold the bill they passed last year. The House reached the minimum number of votes needed to override Hogan's veto after the bill received 82 votes last year.
The House also voted to override the governor's vetoes of a Howard County bill that changes the way hotel taxes are collected and $2 million in the state budget that was earmarked for the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, a community arts center in House Speaker Michael E. Busch's district.
The Senate is expected to vote on veto overrides on Thursday.
Continued at www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-veto-overrides-20160120-story.html .