Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act)
Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Repealing the requirement that, to sign a petition, an individual sign the individual's name in a certain form; requiring that information requested from an individual signing a petition that is not required under certain provisions of law be marked as optional on a petition signature page; altering the circumstances under which signatures on a petition must be validated and counted or invalidated; authorizing the use of electronic signatures on a petition; etc.
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Testimony (42)
MGA witness listFAV 18FavorableFWA 9Favorable with amendmentsUNF 15Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Ellis, Andy | Baltimore City Green Party | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jordan, Samuel | Baltimore Transit Equity Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hunter, Caseylobbyist | Common Cause Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ansah, Samuela | Disability Rights Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Charlie | For the People - Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Tyree, Nikki | LWVMD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller Smith, Nora | League of Women Voters Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blitz, Eric | Libertarian Party of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Norling, Richard | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williams, Hindley | Maryland Centers for Independent Living | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blake, Sharon | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Braithwaite-Yarn, Karen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Ruth, Delegate Ruthlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Golombek, Daniel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gottlieb , Cheryl | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ruth, S | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Bonnie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | 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 | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | 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 |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Plymouth, Aaron | 4MORE! 4BALTIMORECOUNTY | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Dorsey-Walker, Linda | 4MORE! 4BALTIMORECOUNTY Ballot Issue Committee | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hamilton, Tana | League of Women Voters | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Patterson , Roland | The Patterson Business Group | Oral |
| FWA | Blake, Sharon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Dorsey-Walker, Linda | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Glancy, Thomas | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Richkus, Peta | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | shah, sonia | Individual | Written (PDF) |