Election Law - Voter Registration List - Absentee Voters (Absentee Ballot Transparency 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
Requiring the State Board of Elections or a local board of elections, on request of a candidate, to provide the candidate with a list of registered voters who have requested an absentee ballot for an upcoming election; and requiring that the list of absentee voters provided include the email address and telephone number of each voter on the list, if the information is available.
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Testimony (28)
MGA witness listFAV 22FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| FAV | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Long, R., Delegate Long, R.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fallon, Patricia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Morsberger, David | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | FreeState Justice | Position only |
| UNF | Tyree, Nikki | LWVMD | Position only |
| 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) |
| INFO | Gudger, John Michael | Maryland Association of Election Officials | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence