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HB 426

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Department of Legislative Services - Voting by Mail - Study

Sponsor: Delegate MosbyCommittee: Rules and Executive NominationsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with the State Board of Elections and the Maryland Association of Election Officials, to study the requirements to implement voting by mail; requiring a certain analysis to include information on the administrative, technological, legal, security, and fiscal requirements to implement voting by mail; requiring the Department to report to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2020; etc.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 9Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBradford, TierralobbyistCCMDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVInitiative, DemocracyDemocracy InitiativeWritten (PDF)
FAVSoreng, NancyLWVMDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEdwards, DonnaMD DC AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVShah, RishiMaryland PIRGOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCarroll, LarryNALCOral
FAVCarroll, LarryNational Association of Letter CarriersOral
FAVHome, Vote atVote at HomeWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Mosby, Delegate MosbylegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBradford, TierraCCMDRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland