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HB 563

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General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures

Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (District 17)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing requirements for the filling of a vacancy in the office of Senator or Delegate in the General Assembly by a central committee of a political party under the Maryland Constitution relating to applications, public notice, public meetings, and voting; and requiring a member of the central committee who has applied to fill the vacancy to recuse themselves from voting on the individual to fill the vacancy.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVTomasello, BethMontgomery County Women's Democratic ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVSmith, LizaMontgomery Women's Democratic ClubOral
FAVGrimes, SethlobbyistTakoma Park MobilizationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Palakovich Carr, Delegate Palakovich CarrlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVGarber, JasonIndividualOral
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVPalakovich Carr, JulieIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFRyan, WendyCitizenPosition only
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFbrenner, lorettaIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGrimes, SethTakoma Park MobilizationRegistered for: Washington Area Bicyclist Association