Election Law - Elections by Mail
Sponsor: Julian Ivey (District 47A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring each local board of elections to send by nonforwardable mail, a vote-by-mail ballot to each individual who is registered to vote as of the 21st day before the day of each election; requiring that vote-by-mail ballots be mailed at a certain time; requiring a voter to take certain actions to vote a vote-by-mail ballot; requiring that the instructions provided with each vote-by-mail ballot include a certain warning; etc.
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Testimony (21)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Carrington, Darrell | Carrington & Associates, LLC | Position only |
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Charlie | Get Money Out - Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schablein, Jared | Lower Shore Progressive Caucus | Position only |
| FAV | Walmsley, Keithlobbyist | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Demnowicz, Cristi | Represent Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rice, Mat | The Arc of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Ivey, Delegate Iveylegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hodges, Dee | MD Taxpayers Assoc, Republican Women of Baltimore County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Waterman, Diana | MFRW | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Decker, Greg | Individual | Oral + 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) |
| FWA | Kohn, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Common Cause Maryland | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Common Cause MarylandINFO 1
DoTheMostGoodFAV 1
MFRWUNF 1
N/AFAV 1
Represent MarylandFAV 1
The Arc of MarylandFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVWalmsley, KeithMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilRegistered for: Bank of America Corporation; CarMax, Inc.; Carfax, Inc.; Christiana Care; Consumer Data Industry Association; Fiserv…