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HB 1345

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Mail-In Voting - Certification of Assistance, Design of Materials, and Ballot Curing

Sponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (District 14)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that a certain certification executed by an individual rendering assistance to an absentee voter be on a certain envelope instead of included in certain instructions; requiring the State Board of Elections to establish consistent designs for certain absentee voting materials that must be used by all the local boards of elections; requiring that the designs for absentee voting materials implement best practices for plain language and be updated before each election as appropriate; etc.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 8Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAntoine, JoannelobbyistCommon Cause MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCooper, CharlieGet Money Out - MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMillenson, JanetLeague of Women Voters of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTulkin, JoshlobbyistMD Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVShah, RishiMaryland PIRGWritten (PDF)
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVDelegate Kaiser, Delegate KaiserlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSummers, KathrynIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland
FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter