Municipal Elections – Candidates – Reports of Donations and Disbursements
What this bill does
Requiring a municipality, except under certain circumstances, to require candidates for municipal office to file reports of donations and disbursements; requiring a municipality to transmit a copy of each report that is filed to the State Board of Elections, within 5 days after the filing deadline for each report; requiring the State Board to make the reports publicly available on its website; and requiring, at the request of a municipality, the State Board to provide advice and training to the municipality on the implementation of the Act.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Terrasa, Jen | Delegate, MD General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Terrasa, Jen | Delegate, MD General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Massey, Genie | LWV, Washington County | Oral |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Terrasa, Delegate Terrasalegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Terrasa, Delegate Terrasalegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jorch, Bill | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Morsberger, David | Individual | Position only |