Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting
What this bill does
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide each individual who is released from a correctional facility with a voter registration application and documentation informing the individual that their voting rights have been restored; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations establishing a program to inform eligible voters of upcoming elections and how to exercise the right to vote; requiring the State Board to report to certain committees of the General Assembly by January 15 each year; 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 (16)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Common Cause Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Quarles, Antoine | JOTF - Witness | Oral |
| FAV | Millenson, Janet | League of Women Voters of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Qiana | Life After Release | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williams, Krystal | MARYLAND OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER | Oral |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hanson - Mundell, Nicole | Out for Justice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Demnowicz, Cristi | Represent Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Kadeem | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Johnson-Blanco, Marcia | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Sakamoto-Wengel, Steven | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kahl, Catherine | DPSCS | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Wilkins, Jheanelle | Maryland House of Delegates | Written (PDF) |