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Election Law - Accommodations for Voters in Need of Assistance

Sponsor: Michele Guyton (District 42B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the training materials used by the program of instruction for election judges to include oral and written instructions in the various methods an election judge may use to accommodate voters in need of assistance; requiring the State Board to produce materials to be posted at polling places relating to accommodations for voters in need of assistance; Requiring a chief election judge to give voting order priority to persons with mobility problems, a person assisting others with mobility problems, and persons with a disabled child; etc.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list
FAV 24FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MarylandPosition only
FAVAntoine, JoannelobbyistCommon Cause MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVAntoine, JoannelobbyistCommon Cause MarylandOral
FAVAntoine, JoannelobbyistCommon Cause MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVGuyton, MicheleDelegate Michele GuytonOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBullis, MichaellobbyistIMAGE center of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVHowell, LauralobbyistMaryland Association of Community ServicesWritten (PDF)
FAVKallins, LaurenMaryland Association of Community ServicesWritten (PDF)
FAVWalmsley, KeithlobbyistMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVWalmsley, KeithlobbyistMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVDemnowicz, CristiRepresent MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVDemnowicz, CristiRepresent MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKasemeyer, PamSchwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.Position only
FAVKolp, AndeThe Arc MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVBagwell, AshlielobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Guyton, Delegate GuytonlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Guyton, Delegate GuytonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVGuyton, MicheleIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKillgallon, DonIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKolp, AndeIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPeterson, MattIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFBerry, KatherineIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland
FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland
FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland
FAVBullis, MichaelIMAGE center of MarylandRegistered for: Independent Marylanders Achieving Growth Through Empowerment
FAVHowell, LauraMaryland Association of Community ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Community Services (MACS)
FAVWalmsley, KeithMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilRegistered for: Bank of America Corporation; CarMax, Inc.; Carfax, Inc.; Christiana Care; Consumer Data Industry Association; Fiserv
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