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Election Law - Voter Registration List - Absentee Voters (Absentee Ballot Transparency Act of 2025)

Sponsor: Delegate Long, R.Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Elections or a local board of elections, on request of a candidate, to provide the candidate with a list of registered voters who have requested an absentee ballot for an upcoming election; and requiring that the list of absentee voters provided include the e-mail address and telephone number of each voter on the list, if the information is available.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 11FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKamita Gray, Karyn Sonu orBrandywine | TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB)Written (PDF)
FAVMULLICAN, BrigittaPrivateWritten (PDF)
FAVCARRICK, SHARONIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Long, R., Delegate Long, R.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVJacobs, DawnIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSchmidt, MaryIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWaychoff, AmyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWilliams, PeggyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVyang, bingIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFDrayton, MorganlobbyistCommon Cause MDWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFDrayton, MorganCommon Cause MDRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland