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HB 1125

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Public Financing Act – Candidate and Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act)

Sponsor: Jessica Feldmark (District 12A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the candidates authorized to receive public contributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund to include candidates for Attorney General of the State and State Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute public contributions to a certain campaign finance entity established to receive public contributions for certain eligible candidates; requiring the State Board of Elections to make a certain determination regarding the balance of the Fund on or before a certain date in certain years; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 15Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVforte, rebeccaAA County indivisibleWritten (PDF)
FAVburnett, krisBaltimore City CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVCOOPER, CHARLIEGET MONEY OUTOral + Written (PDF)
FAVsarbanes, john pUS CongressWritten (PDF)
FAVranson, emilylobbyistclean water actionPosition only
FAVantoine, joannelobbyistcommon cause marylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMaryland, Fair Electionsfair elections maryland coalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVscarr, emilylobbyistmarryland pirgOral + Written (PDF)
FAVlittle, kobinaacpPosition only
FAVstafford, larryprogressive martlandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVdemnowicz, cristirepresent marylandWritten (PDF)
FAVniburg, beccatogether we will howard countyWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Feldmark, Delegate FeldmarklegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVLegislative Coalition, MarylandIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVweinstein, jonIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVranson, emilyclean water actionRegistered for: Clean Water Action
FAVantoine, joannecommon cause marylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland
FAVscarr, emilymarryland pirgRegistered for: Maryland PIRG Citizen Lobby