Election Law - Voting Systems Costs and Polling Places - Requirements
Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 35 (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Codifying a requirement that a county pay its share of 50% of the State's costs to acquire and operate the uniform statewide voting systems; requiring that a county's share of the cost of acquiring and operating the uniform statewide voting system be based on the county's voting age population; and requiring that, in both the 2022 statewide primary election and the 2022 statewide general election, in-person voting on election day be conducted at a certain number of precinct polling places.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Noveau, Barbara | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boucher, Kathleen | Montgomery County, MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Banov, Alan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tabatabai, Behnam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Naimon, David | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | McLaughlin, Alysoun | Montgomery County Board of Elections | Oral |
| INFO | Wilkins, Barbara | Individual | Written (PDF) |