Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voting Eligibility and Access (Voting Rights for All Act)
What this bill does
Establishing requirements regarding the provision of ballot drop boxes and information related to voting to eligible voters by correctional facilities and the State Board of Elections; establishing a Voting Rights Ombudsman for Incarcerated Individuals; altering the circumstances under which an individual is not qualified to be a registered voter for the purpose of allowing individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment for the conviction to register to vote; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (43)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Brown, Gregorylobbyist | ACLU of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hamilton, Amanda | Black Girls Vote | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Downie, Yehesuah | Campaign Legal Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morris Desir, KESHIA | Common Cause | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Common Cause Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Druks, Roni | Demos | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Emily | Fair Elections Center | Position only |
| FAV | Cooper, Charlie | Get Money Out -- Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tyree, Nikki | LWVMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Norling, Richard | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wilkins, Jheanelle | Maryland House of Delegates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | TSHIWALA, BENOIT | Office of the Public Defender | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Woo Kee, Emily | Public Justice Center | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Porter, Nicole | The Sentencing Project | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jeter, James | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Oh, Sunwoo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tsiongas, Magdalena | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Thompson, Mary Ann | St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Wilks, Altimont | Carmen's Corner Store | Oral |
| INFO | Kahl, Catherine | DPSCS | Written (PDF) |