Election Law - False Ballot Drop Boxes - Criminal Penalty
Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting an individual, an organization, an association, a political party, or any other person from collecting absentee ballots during an election in a certain container that is not a ballot drop box officially designated by the State Board or a local board.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Position only |
| FAV | Noveau, Barbara | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Berry, Katherine | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Gallardo, Justin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kohn, Linda | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Naimon, David | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | McLaughlin, Alysoun | Montgomery County Board of Elections | Oral |