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Election Law – Absentee Ballot Delivery and Marking

Sponsor: Delegate WashingtonCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/16 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing a provision of law requiring a local board of elections to provide an absentee ballot by facsimile transmission if requested by a voter; altering a certain provision of law to require a local board to provide an absentee ballot by the Internet only if requested by certain voters, rather than to any voter on request; and authorizing the State Board to provide an accessible optional online ballot marking tool for use by certain voters, rather than by any voter, who request to have an absentee ballot sent by the Internet.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAntoine, JoannelobbyistCommon Cause MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVCooper, CharlieGet Money Out - MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWashington, AlonzoHouse of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVMillenson, JanetLeague of Women Voters of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDraffin, CyrilMaryland Cybersecurity Council subcommitteeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilson, RebeccaSAVE our Votes: Secure, Accessible, Verifiable Elections for MDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Washington, Delegate WashingtonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVVora, PoorviIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVgarland, lynnIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOBerry, KatherineIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland