Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters
Sponsor: Lily Qi (District 15)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing unaffiliated voters to request to affiliate with a political party at an early voting center during a primary election and vote a provisional ballot for the voter's preferred political party.
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Testimony (33)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableUNF 21UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | FreeState Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Cooper, Charlie | Get Money Out -- Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tyree, Nikki | LWVMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tomasello, Beth | Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club | Position only |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Fischman, Edward | Our Revolution | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Qi, Delegate Qilegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Makstein, Jason | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Qi, Lily | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Taylor, Jackson | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Benjaminson, Heather | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Cirone, Christine | 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 | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pratta, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Thompson, Tara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Gudger, John Michael | Maryland Association of Election Officials | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Common Cause MDFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
FreeState JusticeFAV 1
ICQUNF 1
LWVMDFAV 1
N/AFAV 1
Our RevolutionFAV 1