Election Law - Ballots - Processing and Reporting Procedures
Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the procedures for the canvassing of absentee and provisional ballots; requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations requiring a local board to notify a voter of a problem with a ballot envelope and provide the voter an opportunity to correct the problem in order to have the ballot counted; and requiring the regulations to allow a voter to supply a certain signature and to choose among multiple methods of communicating with the local board to correct a problem on a ballot envelope.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Millenson, Janet | League of Women Voters of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tulkin, Joshlobbyist | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shah, Rishi | Maryland PIRG | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kemerer, Hannibal | Office of Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hare, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pratta, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Banov, Alan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |