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Voters' Rights Protection Act of 2020

Sponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (District 41)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a local board of elections from making a covered change in voting locations except under certain circumstances; requiring a local board to attempt to contact a voter who failed to sign a paper absentee ballot application and attempt to obtain the voter's signature for a certain purpose; prohibiting a person from using a camera, a cellular telephone, or another device capable of recording video to record voters as they approach or deposit ballots in a ballot drop box except under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableUNF 9Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBartlett, OliviaDoTheMostGoodWritten (PDF)
FAVRosenberg, SamuelHouse of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVSchablein, JaredLower Shore Progressive CaucusPosition only
FAVDove, SpencerMaryland Commission on Civil RightsWritten (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVDemnowicz, CristiRepresent MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Rosenberg, Delegate RosenberglegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFHodges, DeeMD Taxpayers Assoc, Republican Women of Baltimore CountyOral
UNFWaterman, DianaMFRWOral + Written (PDF)
UNFElalamy, SaraMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFEnnis, EllaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFFeldblyum, TamaraIndividualPosition only
UNFHoagland, RobertIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMerezhinskaya, NatalyaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMyers, AshliIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFWaychoff, AmyIndividualWritten (PDF)

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