Election Law – Recounts – Procedures
Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a petitioner for a recount to select the method for conducting the recount; limiting the methods from which the selection must be made to rescanning the ballots using certain vote tabulating equipment, a manual recount of voter-verifiable paper records, or any other recount method approved by the State Administrator; and requiring a local board of elections to preserve and store certain voter-verifiable paper records in a certain manner and count duplicate ballots in a manual recount after review of the paper record.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mitchell, Jennifer | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Naimon, David | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Berry, Katherine | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Concerned CitizenFAV 1