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SB 567

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Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity

Sponsor: Justin Ready (District 5)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity by requiring the voter to present a valid government-issued photo identification or a valid nongovernment-issued photo identification, and a current bill, statement or check that states the voter's name and address as proof of identity; requiring a voter to vote a provisional ballot if the voter is unable to provide certain proof of identity; and prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully voting or attempting to vote under a false form of identification.

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Testimony (46)

MGA witness list
FAV 41FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVReichert-Price, SarahAllegany County Republican Women's ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVHale, TerryCecil County Councils OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenWritten (PDF)
FAVRedfern, ElwinConvention of StatesPosition only
FAVRubin, DoreenIndividualPosition only
FAVReady, JustinMaryland State SenateOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMULLICAN, BrigittaPrivatePosition only
FAVSchulze, DanaUSAF VeteranOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAtkins, RobertIndividualPosition only
FAVBenhoff, JeanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCrepeau, MarisaIndividualPosition only
FAVDiefenbach, KlausIndividualPosition only
FAVDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
FAVDitraglia, FrankIndividualPosition only
FAVD’Orazio , DanielaIndividualPosition only
FAVElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
FAVEnnis, EllaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHoagland, RobertIndividualPosition only
FAVHopkins, BarbaraIndividualPosition only
FAVIchijo, FrancesIndividualPosition only
FAVJarosinski, PaulIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, MelissaIndividualPosition only
FAVKolakoski, VirginiaIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVLee, MickeyIndividualPosition only
FAVMANOHAR, KRISHNAIndividualPosition only
FAVMcShane, JolieIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMontuori, MargaretIndividualPosition only
FAVOBrien, HeatherIndividualPosition only
FAVOhmen, ElizabethIndividualPosition only
FAVPedersen, StacyIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Ready, Senator ReadylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWaychoff, AmyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWest, DerekIndividualPosition only
FAVWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
FAVYatsuk, DeborahIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVZwart, WillIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVbrenner, lorettaIndividualPosition only
FAVmcavoy, vinceIndividualPosition only
FAVsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only
FAVwade, lauraIndividualPosition only
UNFLondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)
UNFBritt, AdienaN/AWritten (PDF)
UNFKemerer, HannibalOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
UNFCrespo, VirginialobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFJasen, DebiIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFCrespo, VirginiaRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association