Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Plain Language Requirement
What this bill does
Requiring that the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot provide, under certain circumstances, certain information in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by an individual who has attained no higher than a grade 6 level of reading comprehension; requiring that a certain statement about the purpose of a question on the ballot be in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by an individual who has attained no higher than a grade 6 level of reading comprehension; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (8)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | WALMSLEY, KEITHlobbyist | MD DD COUNCIL | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rice, Mat | People On The Go | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kolpe, Ande | The Arc Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bradford, Tierralobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Little, Kobi | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Quesenbery, Whitney | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Soreng, Nancy | LWVMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |