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HB 426

EnactedCrossfile SB 313
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Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits

Sponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (District 14)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 321 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Elections, in collaboration with the local boards of elections, to conduct a risk-limiting audit after each statewide election; authorizing the State Board, in collaboration with the local boards, to conduct a risk-limiting audit after a special general election; authorizing the State Board, in collaboration with the local boards, to conduct an automated software audit after a statewide election; authorizing a local board to conduct a risk-limiting audit of a local contest under certain circumstances; etc.

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MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVJustice, GillianDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVBrown-Krausz, MarnaIndivisible HOCOMDWritten (PDF)
FAVKaiser, AnneMaryland General AssemblyWritten (PDF)
FAVGoldstein, MathewSecular MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVLaPorte, ChrissaVerified VotingWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Kaiser, Delegate KaiserlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSoreng, NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFLang, AlanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAIacobucci, LizCommon CauseWritten (PDF)
INFOGudger, John MichaelMaryland Association of Election OfficialsWritten (PDF)

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