Election Law - Voters with Disabilities - Electronic Ballot Return
Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (District 10)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the State Board of Elections to establish a process by which an individual with disabilities may return a marked absentee ballot to a local board of elections electronically.
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Testimony (29)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 20UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kelter, Chris | Maryland Centers for Independent Living | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cross, Cashenna | NAACP | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Brooks, Senator Brookslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Goodman, Susannah | Common Cause | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Greenhalgh, Susan | Free Speech For People | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Giles, Jalisa | Public Citizen | Oral |
| UNF | Coles, C.Jaylobbyist | Verified Voting | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | London, Rachel | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Othman, Ronza | President, National Federation of the Blind of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Brooks, Benjamin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kolp, Ande | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Gudger, John Michael | Maryland Association of Election Officials | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Kaloc, Jeffrey | The National Federation of the Blind | Oral |
Organizations on record
Common CauseUNF 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
ICQUNF 1
NAACPFAV 1
Public CitizenUNF 1
Verified VotingUNF 1
YearUNF 1