Election – Absentee Ballot Canvass – Start and Release of Tabulation
Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the earliest day on which a local board of elections may open an envelope of an absentee ballot from the Wednesday after election day to 14 days before election day; altering a requirement for a local board to release an unofficial absentee ballot vote tabulation at the end of each day of canvassing to apply only on and after election day; prohibiting a person from releasing a partial or complete tabulation of absentee ballot votes before a certain time; etc.
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Testimony (16)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Young, Caylin | ACLU of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schablein, Jared | Lower Shore Progressive Caucus | Position only |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Demnowicz, Cristi | Represent Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Jackson, William | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Waterman, Diana | MFRW | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ennis, Ella | Individual | 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 | Garreis, David | Anne Arundel County Board of Elections/Maryland Association of Election Officials | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Common Cause Maryland | Written (PDF) |