HB 710

Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act)

Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)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 to provide a certain voter hotline for incarcerated individuals; and altering the circumstances under which an individual is not qualified to be a registered voter for the purpose of allowing individuals convicted of a felony and serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment for the conviction to register to vote.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 43FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Downie, Yehesuah	Campaign Legal Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoine, Joannelobbyist	Common Cause Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral
FAV	Justice, Gillian	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duncan, Ann	Goucher Prison Education Partnership	Oral
FAV	Kasniunas, Nina	Goucher Prison Education Partnership	Oral
FAV	Quarles, Antoin	Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)	Oral
FAV	Walk, Trey	Human Rights Watch	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mnck, Marijane	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyree, Nikki	LWVMD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Qiana	Life After Release	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Voting Rights Act, Maryland	MD Voting Rights Act table	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Maryland House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cooper, Monica	Maryland Justice Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Levi, Gwendolyn	Maryland Justice Project	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Lomax, Walter	Maryland Restorative Justice Initiative	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nickerson, Sherrylobbyist	Old Line Government Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeVaughn, Ashley	Out for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Selden, Trina	Out for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pham Linhoff, Christina	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hauck, Barbara	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shillenn, Rebecca	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muhammad, Craig	Second Look Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, Theresa M.	Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Porter, Nicole	The Sentencing Project	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pinard, Michael	Youth, Education and Justice Clinic, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Lynda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dolamore, Stephanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fraser, Brytani	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nemphos, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pereschuk, Alicia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Soreng, Nancy	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tsiongas, Magdalena	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	York, Katie	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Campaign Legal CenterFAV 1

Common Cause MarylandFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1

Goucher Prison Education PartnershipFAV 2

Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)FAV 1

Human Rights WatchFAV 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Life After ReleaseFAV 1

LWVMDFAV 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 1

Maryland Justice ProjectFAV 2

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Restorative Justice InitiativeFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Voting Rights Act tableFAV 1

Old Line Government AffairsFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 2

Second Look NetworkFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice BaltimoreFAV 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreFAV 1

SURJFAV 3

SURJ BaltimoreFAV 3

The Sentencing ProjectFAV 1

Youth, Education and Justice Clinic, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of LawFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland

FAVDews, ChristopherCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVNickerson, SherryOld Line Government AffairsRegistered for: Maryland Green Industry Council; Wireless Infrastructure Association; New Venture Fund; Maryland Association of Green Industries, Inc.; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake; FEi Systems…

FAVAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland