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SB 91

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Election Law - Individuals Released From Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: ElectionsStatus: First Reading Ways and Means (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a correctional facility to provide an inmate who has completed a sentence of imprisonment for a felony conviction with a voter registration form before releasing the inmate; requiring a correctional facility to inform the inmate that the inmate may have the right to vote after the inmate's release from the correctional facility if qualified to be a registered voter under certain provisions of law, and the inmate must register to vote after the inmate's release to exercise the right to vote; etc.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list
FAV 12FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCole Wilson, StaceyBaltimore-Washington Conference of The United Methodist ChurchWritten (PDF)
FAVSoreng, NancyLWVMDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCaroom, PhilMAJRWritten (PDF)
FAVEDWARDS, DONNAMD DC AFL CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVCIEKOT, ANNlobbyistNCADDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBuckingham, StephenUnitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of MarylandOral
FAVClark, KarenUnitarian Universalist Ministry of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVDews, ChristopherlobbyistjotfOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAmanuel, YanetlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBradford, TierralobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLittle, KobiIndividualOral
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFGuy, JamesCommissioners of St Mary's CountyWritten (PDF)
INFOkahk, catherineDPSCSWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCIEKOT, ANNNCADDRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute
FAVDews, ChristopherjotfRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance
FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland
FAVBradford, TierraRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland