Public Financing Act – Candidate and Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act)
What this bill does
Altering the candidates authorized to receive public contributions from the Fair Campaign Financing Fund to include candidates for Attorney General of the State and State Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute public contributions to a certain campaign finance entity established to receive public contributions for certain eligible candidates; requiring the State Board of Elections to make a certain determination regarding the balance of the Fund on or before a certain date in certain years; 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 (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | CHILBERT, BECCA | AA COUNTY INDIVISBLE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Glass, Councilman Evan | Montgomery County Council | Position only |
| FAV | KOUL, MICHELLE | WISE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | antoine, joannelobbyist | common cause maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | maryland, fair elections | fair elections maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | cooper, charlie | get money out md | Position only |
| FAV | weinstein, Jon | individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miles, Jarred | maryland lcv | Position only |
| FAV | scarr, emilylobbyist | maryland pirg | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | little, kobi | naacp | Position only |
| FAV | stafford, larry | progressive maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | sarbanes, john | us congress | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Pinsky, Senator Pinskylegislator | Individual | Position only |
| OTHER | COOPER, CHARLIE | GET MONEY OUT | Oral + Written (PDF) |