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Local Elections - County Commissioner - District Voting

Sponsor: Brian M. Crosby (District 29B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Local Government - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring an election of a county commissioner to represent a specific district to be decided by a plurality of the votes cast within that district.

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Testimony (42)

MGA witness list
FAV 27FavorableUNF 15Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSweat, DyothaCharles County NAACPWritten (PDF)
FAVDrayton, MorganlobbyistCommon Cause MDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPullias, CharleneGarrett County Democratic ClubOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHinmon, DarylKnowledege Boxing CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAgarin, UfuomaLegislative Black Caucus of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVNorling, RichardMD Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVLewis, RoderickMr.Oral
FAVFlowers , WillieNAACP - MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCrosby, BrianOffice of Delegate Brian CrosbyWritten (PDF)
FAVMcNeil, ElaineQueen Anne's County Democratic Central CommitteeWritten (PDF)
FAVMeiser, Henry J.Student Commissioner - Governor's Commission on Suicide PreventionWritten (PDF)
FAVDailey, Anne MarieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDeaderick, DavidIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Crosby, Delegate CrosbylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFraer, KaitlinIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGaskin, AlonzoIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGreenberg, MarciaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGrier, KatherineIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVJolly, JessicaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKaiser, AshleyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKlapka, MiriamIndividualOral
FAVKohl, EllenIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMcClanahan, RoderickIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRandall, JulieIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRussell, BrandonIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSchwartz, MerleIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWoodward, CrystalIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFNorris, JohnlobbyistBoard of County Commissioners of Calvert CountyWritten (PDF)
UNFGuy, RandyCommissioners of St. Mary's CountyWritten (PDF)
UNFOstrow, ScottCommissioners of St. Mary’s CountyWritten (PDF)
UNFKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
UNFCorchiarino, ChrisQueen Anne's CountyOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMoran, JamesQueen Anne's CountyOral + Written (PDF)
UNFHouser, JohnSt. Mary's County GovernmentOral + Written (PDF)
UNFAdams, DerekIndividualOral
UNFClark, Gerald "Jerry"IndividualOral
UNFColvin, EricIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFEagan, FrancesIndividualOral
UNFMattingly, ThomasIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMcKay, ThomasIndividualOral
UNFRey, DeborahIndividualOral
UNFThompson , BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDrayton, MorganCommon Cause MDRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland
UNFNorris, JohnBoard of County Commissioners of Calvert CountyRegistered for: County Commissioners of Calvert County, Maryland