Election Law - Petitions for the Formation of a New Political Party - Process
Sponsor: Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment CommitteeCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: ElectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 283 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the time periods during which a petition for the formation of a new political party or additional signatures to a petition may not be filed; and prohibiting signatures submitted with a petition that was officially determined as not meeting certain legal requirements from being resubmitted with a subsequent petition.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gudger, John Michael | Maryland Association of Election Officials | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm, Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Comm | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | DeMarinis, Jared | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Benenati, Philip | Maryland Forward Party | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Ellis, Andy | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |