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HB 983

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Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Language Assistance Program

Sponsor: Bernice Mireku-North (District 14)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 278 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Language Assistance Program; requiring a local board of elections to participate in the Program if the State Board determines that there is a significant need for language assistance to voters in the county in a language other than English; requiring the State Board to designate, not later than February 1 of the year of the election, certain languages other than English in which a local board that is required to participate in the Program must provide assistance to voters; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGinsberg, ZoeAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVNott, LataCampaign Legal CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVAntoine, JoannelobbyistCommon Cause MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVNguyen, PhiDemosWritten (PDF)
FAVDavis, EmilyFair Elections CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVMnck, MarijaneIndivisible Howard CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVTyree, NikkiLWVMDWritten (PDF)
FAVMuhlbauer, IsabelleLatinoJustice PRLDEFWritten (PDF)
FAVNorling, RichardMD Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVVoting Rights Act, MarylandMD Voting Rights Act tableWritten (PDF)
FAVLioz, AdamNAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVAnderson, OwenRanked Choice Voting MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVLeiblum, MarishaUNITE HERE Local 7Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Mireku-North, Delegate Mireku-NorthlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMireku-North, BerniceIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFLang, AlanIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
INFOLondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAntoine, JoanneCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland