SB 224

Election Law – Correctional Facilities – Voter Registration and Voting

Sponsor: Chris West (District 42)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: ElectionsStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide each individual who is released from a correctional facility with a voter registration application and documentation informing the individual that the individual's voting rights have been restored; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt certain regulations establishing a program to inform eligible voters incarcerated in correctional facilities of upcoming elections and how to exercise the right to vote; etc.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 30FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Stevenson, Christopher	1199SEIU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Paikowsky, Dana	Campaign Legal Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoine, Joannelobbyist	Common Cause Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cooper, Charlie	Get Money Out - Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	McDonald, Ericka	LWVBCO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Millenson, Janet	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Qiana	Life After Release	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Qiana	Life After Release	Oral
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cooper, Monica	Maryland Justice Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mosby, Baltimore City Council President Nick J.	Office of Baltimore City Council President Nick J. Mosby	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hanson - Mundell, Nicole	Out for Justice	Oral
FAV	Braveboy, Aisha	Prince George's County State's Attorney	Oral
FAV	Demnowicz, Cristi	Represent Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Esposito, Lindsay	SURJ - Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeton, Jonathan	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkes, Mckayla	Schools Not Jails	Oral
FAV	West, Christopher	Senator Chris West	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simmons, Christina	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boettcher, Diane	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fertig, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rehr, Nathan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator West, Senator Westlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kahl, Catherine	Individual	Written (PDF)