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SB 298

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Election Law - Local Public Campaign Financing - Boards of Education

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing canceled (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the governing body of a county to establish a system of public campaign financing for an elected member of the county board of education; prohibiting a certain system of public campaign financing from financing the election of a student member of a county board of education; requiring the governing body of a county that establishes a system of public campaign financing to finance certain elective offices for one full election cycle before implementing financing for elected members of the county board of education; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 7Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVByrne, JuliaBaltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVBradford, TierralobbyistCCMDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVOleson, AshleyLWVMDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJabin, DrewMACoOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMACoOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Lam, Senator LamlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVstevens, kennethIndividualOral

Organizations on record

CCMDFAV 1
LWVMDFAV 1
MACoFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBradford, TierraCCMDRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland