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Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits

Sponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (District 14)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that the State Board of Elections conduct a certain automated software audit in collaboration with the local boards of elections; requiring the State Board, in collaboration with the local boards, to conduct a certain risk-limiting audit after each statewide election; repealing a requirement that the State Board conduct a certain manual audit after each statewide general election; repealing the authority of the State Board to conduct a certain manual audit after each statewide primary election; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBradford, TierralobbyistCCMDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCOOPER, CHARLIEGET MONEY OUTOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWatkins, RalphLWVMDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFerraro, RobertSaveourVotesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSchneider, MarianVerified VotingWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Kaiser, Delegate KaiserlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGarland, LynnIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVVora, PoorviIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFKinnally, KevinMACoWritten (PDF)
INFODeMarinis, JaredState Board of ElectionsWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBradford, TierraCCMDRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland