Election Law - Citizens Who Live Overseas - Right to Vote
Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)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
Authorizing an overseas voter to register to vote and vote in federal, State, and local elections in the county where the individual last resided before departing from the United States and was eligible to be registered to vote before departing from the United States; and prohibiting an election director from removing an individual from a statewide voter registration list under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (28)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 17Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kerestan, Candice | Democrats Abroad | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rauch, Jarryd | Democrats Abroad | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ganek, Hillary | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Adrienne | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Landry, Elizabeth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewis Young, Karen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Younglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Taube, Michelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Schulze, Dana | USAF Veteran | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| 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 | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ohmen, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |