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SB 781

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Election Law - Disclosure of Qualifying Paid Digital Communications - Revisions

Sponsor: Craig J. Zucker (District 14)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing a requirement that an online platform maintain and make available to the State Board of Elections on request certain records regarding certain qualifying paid digital communications that a purchaser requests to disseminate through the online platform; and requiring an online platform to maintain and make available to the State Board on request, within 48 hours after the qualifying paid digital communication is first disseminated on the online platform and for at least 1 year after the general election, certain records; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 2FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCOOPER, CHARLIEGET MONEY OUTOral
FAVSenator Zucker, Senator ZuckerlegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFsnyder, rebeccalobbyistmddcOral + Written (PDF)
FWANelson, TimMaryland DC Delaware Broadcasters AssociationWritten (PDF)
INFOBradford, TierralobbyistCCMDWritten (PDF)
INFODeMarinis, JaredState Board of ElectionsOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFsnyder, rebeccamddcRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association
INFOBradford, TierraCCMDRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland