Montgomery County - Voting Methods MC 9-25
Sponsor: Montgomery County DelegationCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the Montgomery County Council to adopt, by law, a ranked-choice voting method or an approval voting method for elections for certain local offices.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 18Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Searcy, Talisha | City of Takoma Park | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaufman, Aaron | Delegate-Maryland House of Delegates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Durland, Edward | Greens of Montgomery County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Coolidge, Jacqueline | League of Women Voters | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Norling, Richard | MD Sierra Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Benenati, PJ | Maryland Forward Party | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palakovich Carr, Julie | Montgomery County House Delegation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rubenstein, Cynthia | Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club | Position only |
| FAV | Boucher, Kathleen | Montgomery County, MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Whittaker, Michellelobbyist | RCV Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dennard, Tamaya | RepresentWomen | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Montgomery County Delegation, Montgomery County Delegation | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Fletcher, Michael | None | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Barnett, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | CARRICK, SHARON | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Chang, Jade | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Chen, Guo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gao, Donghong | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hinkhaus, Shannon | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Liu, Hong | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Palko, Joni | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Shih, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Waychoff, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Yu, Susan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Yu, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Zentz, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | guo, eva | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | yang, bing | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Lieberman, Jim | Leisure World | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
City of Takoma ParkFAV 1
Common Cause MDFAV 1
Leisure WorldFWA 1
MD Sierra ClubFAV 1
NoneUNF 1
RCV MarylandFAV 1
RepresentWomenFAV 1