Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Timing of Canvass
Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing canceled (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the time that a local board of elections may begin opening absentee ballot envelopes to canvass the absentee ballots cast in an election to before 9 a.m. on the Friday following election day instead of prior to 8 a.m. on the Wednesday following election day.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wilson, Rebecca | Save Our Votes | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kopp, Nancy K. | State Treasurer (Individual) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Garcia, Alex | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Garland, Lynn | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kagan, Senator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jabin, Drew | MACo | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kinnally, Kevin | MACo | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Boucher, Kathleen | MoCo | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Shalleck, Jim | MoCo board of elections | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kopp, Nancy | State Treasurer | Written (PDF) |