Election Law – Early Voting – Number of Days
Sponsor: Delegate Barnes, D.Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Changing the number of days on which early voting centers are required to be open before a primary or general election by requiring early voting centers to be open beginning the second Sunday, rather than the second Thursday, before a primary or general election through the Thursday before the election.
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Testimony (21)
MGA witness listFAV 12FavorableUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Ryan, Wendy | Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Barnes, D., Delegate Barnes, D.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ohmen, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Common Cause Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Ansah, Samuela | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Norling, Richard | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| UNF | KIJESKY, CRYSTAL | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Garreis, David | Anne Arundel County Board of Elections/Maryland Association of Election Officials | Oral |
| INFO | Berry, Katherine | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |