CivicKnodeCivicKnowA project of CivicKnode
Sign in

HB 52

Did not advanceConstitutional amendment
Add to calendar

Election Law - Voting Age - Board of Education Elections (Your School, Your Voice Act)

Sponsor: Joe Vogel (District 17)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the General Assembly to provide by suitable enactment the authority of a county to lower the age at which an individual may vote in an election for members of an elected county board of education; authorizing a county to enact a local law that allows an individual who is at least 16 years old to vote in an election for members of an elected county board of education; submitting the amendment to the Maryland Constitution to the qualified voters of the State for adoption or rejection; etc.

AI analysis is off. Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to enable summaries, pros and cons, and questions.

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 (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFranco, ArielCommon Cause Youth ProgramsWritten (PDF)
FAVStinar, BradenDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVFalcon, GavinHoward County Association of Student CouncilsWritten (PDF)
FAVMassey, GenieMaryland Civic Education CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVNatividad, CadenceStudentWritten (PDF)
FAVKleinman, AnyaVote16MDWritten (PDF)
FAVAllen, LaJuanVote16USAWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVAndrione, WilliamIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVBista, ShradhaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVCarlson, KelseyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Vogel, Delegate VogellegislatorIndividualOral
FAVLi, VanessaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLynch, MichaelIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRaney, AriannaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFHoward County, StaffBoard of Education of Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
UNFBlack, ColtIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFLang, AlanIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFSeibel, LauraIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAMeyerovich, MarkIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOGudger, John MichaelMaryland Association of Election OfficialsWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record