Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The outspoken state delegate spoke to CCBC students and community members about the bill, which was sent to referendum for the November ballot.
If a controversial ballot question passes next month, state Del. Pat McDonough said Tuesday, the first thing he will do on Nov. 7 would be to start readying a case for federal court. "It won't be over on Nov. 6, probably no matter what happens, no matter who loses," McDonough said. McDonough, a Middle River Republican who represents portions of Baltimore and Harford counties, made the remarks during a forum on the Maryland Dream Act at the Community College of Baltimore County-Essex, in front of a crowd of about two dozen, mostly CCBC students. The Dream Act, patterned after similar legislation in 11 other states, would guarantee in-state college tuition for illegal immigrants, provided, among other things, that they spent at least three …
Thursday, August 30, 2012
With two months until Election Day, a new campaign is launched to win two controversial ballot initiatives.
Casa de Maryland, the state’s largest immigrant advocacy organization, and Equality Maryland, the largest LGBT rights group, have forged an alliance to convince voters to approve same-sex marriage and to allow certain college-bound illegal immigrant students to pay in-state tuition. Dubbed “Familia es Familia,” the campaign launched Tuesday in Langley Park with advocates framing same-sex marriage and the Maryland Dream Act as kindred causes grounded in a family-first sensibility. The campaign will draw its persuasive power from the personal experiences of young, LGBT immigrants. Montgomery County Councilwoman Nancy Navarro told the story of her brother Pedro, who came out to her and her sister 17 years ago, reported The Washington Blade…
Monday, February 20, 2012
State Sen. J.B. Jennings recently introduced legislation to require voters to show some form of identification to cast a ballot in both primary and general elections.
Just last week, Florida identified hundreds of illegal immigrants who voted in the 2012 primary election. The Pew Center recently released a report indicating that nationwide, there are more than 2 million dead voters on the active rolls. This is a disgrace to democracy, and it occurs rampantly in Maryland. To ensure the integrity of ballots cast by Maryland voters, I have introduced a bill that will require voters to show some form of identification to cast a ballot in both primary and general elections. You can follow the progress of this bill, SB 412, here. My proposed legislation is reasonable and just. It does allow for alternative forms of identification other than just a driver’s license, since not everyone has a driver's license…
Monday, August 1, 2011
The lawsuit seeks to overturn successful petition drive.
UPDATED(3:43 p.m.)—Supporters of a bill granting in-state tuition rates to some illegal immigrants filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn an effort to put the issue on the 2012 ballot. Casa De Maryland, in a statement released this morning, said the lawsuit was based on "illegalities discovered in the signatures submitted to and incorrectly validated by the Board as well as the grounds for relief." In all, opponents of the bill collected 132,071 signatures. The Maryland State Board of Elections certified that about 83 percent of those signatures—108,923— were valid. The bill was to have gone into effect on July 1 but is now on hold because of the referendum. Representatives of Casa De Maryland did not return calls from a reporter …
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