Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act)
Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 9:00 a.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the State Board of Elections to adopt regulations for the secure storage and use of voter data from the list of registered voters and specifying procedures and requirements relating to electronic signatures; establishing and altering certain provisions governing the petition process, including provisions regarding the collection and invalidation of signatures, use of electronic signatures, and attestations by petition circulators; etc.
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Testimony (30)
MGA witness listFAV 16FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 12Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Arikat, Loraine | 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Charlie | Get Money Out -- Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Norling, Richard | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kess, NaShonalobbyist | Maryland NAACP | Position only |
| FAV | Othman, Ronza | National Federation of the Blind of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaloc, Jeffrey | The National Federation of the Blind | Oral |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Brown, Renaud | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Carter, Jill | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ellis, Andy | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Glancy, Thomas | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | 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 |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Cross, Cashenna | NAACP | Oral |
| FWA | Dorsey-Walker, Linda | Individual | Oral |