Legislative Department - Eligibility to Serve as Senators and Delegates - Place of Abode
Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 808 (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish that, beginning on January 1, 2024, a person is eligible to serve as a Senator or Delegate if the person has maintained a primary place of abode for 6 months preceding the date of the election in the district that the person has been chosen to represent; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
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Testimony (5)
MGA witness listFAV 5Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wyatt, Lauren | Black Girls Vote, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Elliott, Richard DeShay | Prince George's County Young Democrats | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clark, Eugene | Senator Charles E. Sydnor III | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boston, Frank | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator | Individual | Oral |