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 listFAV 7FavorableUNF 9Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosenberg, Samuel | House of Delegates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schablein, Jared | Lower Shore Progressive Caucus | Position only |
| FAV | Dove, Spencer | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Demnowicz, Cristi | Represent Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Rosenberg, Delegate Rosenberglegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hodges, Dee | MD Taxpayers Assoc, Republican Women of Baltimore County | Oral |
| UNF | Waterman, Diana | MFRW | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Elalamy, Sara | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Feldblyum, Tamara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hoagland, Robert | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Merezhinskaya, Natalya | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Myers, Ashli | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Waychoff, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
