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Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity

Sponsor: Justin Ready (District 5)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/16 at 9:00 a.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring an election judge to establish a voter's identity by requiring the voter to present a valid government-issued photo identification or a valid nongovernment-issued photo identification, and a current bill, statement, or check that states the voter's name and address as proof of identity; requiring a voter to vote a provisional ballot if the voter is unable to provide certain proof of identity; and prohibiting a person from knowingly and willfully voting or attempting to vote under a false form of identification.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list
FAV 23FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenWritten (PDF)
FAVReady, JustinMaryland State SenateOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMooney, KarlaTWAW / DC Project / MSIPosition only
FAVDOrazio, PeterYearPosition only
FAVAtkins, RobertIndividualPosition only
FAVBenjaminson, HeatherIndividualPosition only
FAVCirone, ChristineIndividualPosition only
FAVDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
FAVDitraglia, FrankIndividualPosition only
FAVElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
FAVGross, KennethIndividualPosition only
FAVHopkins, BarbaraIndividualPosition only
FAVKatz, JanetIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FAVRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Ready, Senator ReadylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
FAVVernon, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVVolkmar, LeslieIndividualPosition only
FAVWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
FAVsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only
UNFReynolds-Dominguez, CamilalobbyistFreeState JusticePosition only
UNFLondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)
UNFSpangler, AdamOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
UNFKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
UNFJasen, DebiIndividualPosition only
FWAFink, NeldaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice