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HB 745

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Election Law - Early Voting Centers

Sponsor: Delegate LuedtkeCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 43 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the number of early voting centers counties are required to establish; clarifying the process by which one additional early voting center may be established in a county in excess of the number of required to be established; and requiring a local board of elections, in determining the location of centers, to take into account the accessibility of centers to historically disenfranchised communities, proximity to dense concentrations of voters, accessibility by public transportation, and equitable distribution of centers in the county.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAntoine, JoannelobbyistCommon Cause MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBartlett, OliviaDoTheMostGoodWritten (PDF)
FAVCooper, CharlieGet Money Out - MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVDezmon, BarbaraMaryland NAACPOral
FAVShah, RishiMaryland PIRGWritten (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVDemnowicz, CristiRepresent MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Luedtke, Delegate LuedtkelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Luedtke, Delegate LuedtkelegislatorIndividualOral
UNFKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
UNFBlondino, AngelaSt. Mary's County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FWALittle, Rev. KobiNAACP MarylandOral
INFOBerry, KatherineIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland