Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020)
What this bill does
Requiring the State Board of Elections to maintain a page on its website that includes clear information about voter registration and voting by students enrolled in institutions of higher education, including links to information on voting by absentee ballot for students outside the State; requiring a public institution of higher education to designate a staff member as the student voting coordinator; requiring the student voting coordinator to develop and implement a plan to increase student voter registration; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (21)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Jackson, Kayla | Black Girls Vote | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McDaniel, Mikkyo | Black Girls Vote | Position only |
| FAV | Robinson, QuaAsia | Black Girls Vote | Position only |
| FAV | Watson, Patricialobbyist | Black Girls Vote | Position only |
| FAV | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Common Cause | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Soreng, Nancy | League of Women Voters | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wolf, Maddie | MICA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Novey, Sam | Mile 22 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tshiova, Debora | Student UMBC & MC | Position only |
| FAV | Diaz, Jordy | Towson Student Goverment | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | R, Annie | UMD Graduate Student Government | Oral |
| FAV | Hammer, Mike | UMD Professor | Position only |
| FAV | Lesley, Ireland | UMD SGA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | S, Rishi | maryPIRG | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | johnson, seanlobbyist | msea | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Luedtke, Delegate Luedtkelegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Morton, Brielle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Clapsaddle, Mary | John Hopkins | Position only |
| FWA | Newton, Bryan | MD Assoc of Community Colleges | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | fidler, sara | MICUA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hogan, Paul | University Sytem of MD | Position only |