Election Law – Polling Sites – Firearms Prohibitions
Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/23 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from carrying or displaying a firearm on the premises of a privately or publicly owned building being used as a polling site during an election, including in a parking lot, or carrying or possessing a firearm within 100 feet of a polling site during an election, subject to certain exceptions; and establishing a certain civil penalty of up to $5,000 for a certain violation.
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Testimony (13)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ladd, Melissa | Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, Maryland Chapter | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Carey, Tim | The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ebling, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sharpless, Bradford | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | consoli, angelo | FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge | Written (PDF) |