Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2024)
Sponsor: Robert B. Long (District 6)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing a voter to establish the voter's identity at the request of an election judge at a polling place by presenting the voter's registration card, a valid Maryland driver's license, or certain other identification that contains a photograph.
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Testimony (35)
MGA witness listFAV 17FavorableFWA 9Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hale, Terry | Cecil County Councils Office | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaminsky, Jay | Voices For Freedom | Oral |
| FAV | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Long, R., Delegate Long, R.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fallon, Patricia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sullivan, Katherine | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | White, Anne | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | FreeState Justice | Position only |
| UNF | Tyree, Nikki | LWVMD | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | London, Rachel | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Position only |
| UNF | Orman, James | People on the Go Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fletcher, Michael | None | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| FWA | Elbourn, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Love, William | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Morsberger, David | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Gudger, John Michael | Maryland Association of Election Officials | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Common Cause MDUNF 1
Concerned CitizenFWA 1
FreeState JusticeUNF 1
LWVMDUNF 1
NoneFWA 1
Voices For FreedomFAV 1
YearFWA 1UNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence