Voting Rights Act of 2023 - Counties and Municipalities
Sponsor: Stephanie Smith (District 45)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting local governments from impairing or diminishing the right of a protected class member to vote or influence election outcomes; establishing requirements on local governments regarding proposals for shifting methods of election and districting plans; requiring the Civil Rights Division of the Office of the Attorney General to approve or deny proposed local government remedies to address certain violations; establishing the Statewide Election Database and Information Office; etc.
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Testimony (57)
MGA witness listFAV 34FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 21UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Brown, Gregorylobbyist | ACLU of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Amador, Ninfa | CASA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nott, Lata | Campaign Legal Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Common Cause Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roache, Joan | Democratic Women's Club of Worcester County | Position only |
| FAV | Ansah, Samuela | Disability Rights Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartlett, Olivia | DoTheMostGood | Position only |
| FAV | Noveau, Barbara | DoTheMostGood | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Charlie | For the People - Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Flowers , Willie | NAACP - Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lioz, Adam | NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kemerer, Hannibal | Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pham Linhoff, Christina | SURJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eckel, Rianna | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mady, Rachael | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palmisano, Erica | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shillenn, Rebecca | SURJ Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Weissberg, Bonnie | Showing Up For Racial Justice | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Powell, Holly | Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Keipper, Lindsay | Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rodriguez, Lucas | The Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blank, Pablo | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Smith, Delegate Smithlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ford, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Golombek, Daniel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gordon-Newell, Melanie | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nemphos, Christina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Richkus, Peta | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Todd, Tamara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yoder, Daryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Snyder, William | City of Gaithersburg Board of Supervisors of Election | Oral |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bailey Thupari, Angelica | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Crepeau, Marisa | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Greenberg, Joshua | Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Pingel, Anna | Center for Election Integrity (America First Policy Institute) | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ACLU of MarylandFAV 1
Baltimore CountyFWA 1
CASAFAV 1
Common Cause MDFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
DoTheMostGoodFAV 2
Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1
NAACP - MarylandFAV 1
SURJFAV 1
SURJ BaltimoreFAV 4
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBrown, GregoryACLU of MarylandRegistered for: American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland; ACLU of Maryland