Election Law - Revisions
Sponsor: Chair, Ways and Means CommitteeCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Conference Committee Appointed (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the information that clerks of the circuit court for each county and administrative clerks for each District Court are required to report to the State Administrator of Elections; requiring a public official responsible for the use of a public building requested by a local board of elections for an early voting center to make the building available to the local board; requiring each local board to establish an appeals process regarding requests to use public buildings as early voting centers; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Chair, Ways and Means Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | DeMarinis, Jared | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lindsey, Dawne | MD Judiciary | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Miller, Linda | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Gudger, John Michael | Maryland Association of Election Officials | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
