HJ 10

United States Constitution – Amendments Convention – Democracy Amendment

Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: Rules and Executive NominationsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/02 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Applying to the U.S. Congress for an amendments convention called under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, to propose an amendment or amendments to the U.S. Constitution that affirm every individual citizen's right to vote, reserve constitutional rights to natural persons, or authorize regulation of contributions and expenditures intended to influence elections.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableUNF 9Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	TIDWELL, MIKElobbyist	CCAN	Position only
FAV	COOPER, CHARLIE	GET MONEY OUT	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	SPARKS, ASHLEY	GET MONEY OUT	Position only
FAV	Craig, Argentine	Get Money Out	Oral
FAV	Prensky, Hank	Get Money Out	Position only
FAV	Wulfe, Martin	Get Money Out	Position only
FAV	Coates, Delman	Mt. Ennon Baptist Church	Written (PDF)
FAV	Enright, Patric	self	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Whitney, David	IOTC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Soreng, Nancy	LWVMD	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
UNF	nalley, justin	aclu md	Written (PDF)
UNF	smalls, cindylobbyist	afscme international	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	antoine, joannelobbyist	common cause md	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	soreng, nancy	keague of women voters md	Position only
UNF	canvanagh, terry	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	schumitz, kalilobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)