Voting Systems - Ranked Choice Voting and Inclusion of City of Takoma Park Municipal Elections on the State Ballot MC 7-23
What this bill does
Prohibiting the State Board of Elections from certifying a voting system unless the State Board determines that the voting system will be capable of tabulating ballots cast in an election conducted using ranked choice voting; requiring the State Board to acquire additional voting machines and independent software to tabulate ranked choice voting results if City of Takoma Park municipal elections are approved by the State Board to appear on the State ballot; etc.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Ling, Matthew | City of Takoma Park | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Norling, Richard | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Montgomery County Delegation, Montgomery County Delegation | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Fletcher, Michael | None | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Halverson, Laurie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jurgena, Richard | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Waychoff, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |