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Election Law - Absentee Ballot Requests, Delivery, and Marking

Sponsor: Delegate WashingtonCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Elections approved absentee ballot application to require the applicant to provide certain information; repealing a provision of law requiring a local board of elections to provide an absentee ballot by facsimile transmission if requested by a voter; altering a certain provision of law to require a local board to provide an absentee ballot by the Internet only if requested by certain voters, rather than to any voter on request; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDelegate Washington, Delegate WashingtonlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDraffin Jr., CyrilIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFerraro, RobertIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGarcia, AlexIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGarland, LynnIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVUnger, DarianIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWilson, RebeccaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVvora, PoorviIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFBradford, TierralobbyistCCMDWritten (PDF)
FWACOOPER, CHARLIEGET MONEY OUTOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFBradford, TierraCCMDRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland