HB 1043

Did not advance

Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Voter Suppression and Vote Dilution

Sponsor: Stephanie Smith (District 45)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering public notice requirements of the State Board of Elections, local boards of elections, and certain municipal corporations with respect to changes in administrative policy affecting voting rights; prohibiting local governments from taking any action related to the election process that results in a disparity between members of a protected class and other members of the electorate or that would deny or impair the right of a protected class member to vote; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ginsberg, Zoe	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mulji, Aseem	Campaign Legal Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Drayton, Morganlobbyist	Common Cause MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cross, Dr Cashenna A	Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden	Oral
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Davis, Emily	Fair Elections Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Otis, Deb	FairVote	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown-Krausz, Marna	Indivisible HOCOMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyree, Nikki	LWVMD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Norling, Richard	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lomax, Walter	Maryland Restorative Justice Initiative	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lioz, Adam	NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chaudry, Zainab	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Smith, Delegate Smithlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Venkatraman, Nithin	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wieland, Tom	Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Justice, Gillian	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Civil Liberties Union of MarylandFAV 1

Campaign Legal CenterFAV 1

Common Cause MDFAV 1

Councilwoman At-Large, GlenardenFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFWA 1

Fair Elections CenterFAV 1

FairVoteFAV 1

Indivisible HOCOMDFAV 1

LWVMDFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1

Maryland Restorative Justice InitiativeFAV 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.FAV 1

Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.UNF 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 1

The Episcopal Diocese of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDrayton, MorganCommon Cause MDRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500