Student and Military Voter Empowerment Act
Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 657 (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a local board of elections to obtain input from large residential institutional communities including institutions of higher education, continuing care retirement communities, senior communities, and military installations when establishing precinct boundaries and designating polling places; establishing a process for certain voters to submit a federal post card application electronically, which may allow the use of a common access card only for verification of identity and fulfillment of the signature requirement; etc.
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Testimony (43)
MGA witness listFAV 35FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wyatt, Lauren | Black Girls Vote, Inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Common Cause Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | White, Kadi-Ann | Common Cause Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Franchot, Comptroller | Comptroller of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Serafin Andorfer, Joan | Frostburg State University | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blubaugh, Delanie | Frostburg State University Student Government Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spiegel, Jayson | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coble, Annie | Johns Hopkins | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Millenson, Janet | League of Women Voters of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Millenson, Janet | League of Women Voters of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schablein, Jared | Lower Shore Progressive Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Guibao, Patricklobbyist | MD Military Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shah, Rishi | Maryland PIRG | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shah, Rishi | Maryland PIRG | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Conner, Charleslobbyist | Office of the Baltimore County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Demnowicz, Cristi | Represent Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Alpert, Dan | University of Maryland Student Government Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Agabalogun, Femi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Attia, Walee | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Azmi, Lubna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Belko, Laura | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Elfreth, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elfreth, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fidler, Sara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Griffith, Jenna | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Huang, Rachel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kang, Irene | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Onovae, Oghenenyoreme | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ramdat, Satie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Slade, Jacquelyn | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Waterman, Diana | MFRW | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Rappeport, Annie | USM Student Council, UMD College Park | Oral |
| FWA | Siddiqui, Arsalan | USMSC | Oral |
| FWA | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | University System of Maryland Student Council | Oral |
| INFO | Sadusky, Dr. Bernard | Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC) | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Clark, Andy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
DoTheMostGoodFAV 2
IndividualFAV 1
Johns HopkinsFAV 1
Maryland PIRGFAV 2
MFRWUNF 1
N/AFAV 1
Represent MarylandFAV 1
USMSCFWA 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAZirkle, AndrewUniversity System of Maryland Student CouncilRegistered for: Technology Council of Maryland, Inc.