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Election Judges - Training and Signs - Accommodations for Voters in Need of Assistance

Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 1/19 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that certain training materials used by the program of instruction for election judges include oral and written instruction in certain methods an election judge may use to assist or accommodate elderly and disabled voters in voting; requiring the State Board of Elections to develop a sign stating the various methods election judges may use to assist or accommodate elderly and disabled voters; and requiring that a certain sign be a certain size and posted prominently at the entrance of each polling site.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVYoung, CaylinACLU of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVAntoine, JoannelobbyistCommon Cause MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVWalmsley, KeithlobbyistMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVDemnowicz, CristiRepresent MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVBagwell, AshlielobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Hill, Delegate HilllegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVHarvey, StuartIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAHill, TerriIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland
FAVWalmsley, KeithMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilRegistered for: Bank of America Corporation; CarMax, Inc.; Carfax, Inc.; Christiana Care; Consumer Data Industry Association; Fiserv
FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine