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SB 313

EnactedCrossfile HB 426
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Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits

Sponsor: Senator Washington, M.Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: ElectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 320 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Elections, in collaboration with the local boards of elections, to conduct a risk-limiting audit after each statewide election; authorizing the State Board, in collaboration with the local boards, to conduct a risk-limiting audit after a special general election; authorizing, rather than requiring, the State Board, in collaboration with the local boards, to conduct an automated software audit after a statewide election; authorizing a local board to conduct a risk-limiting audit under certain circumstances; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPark, JiyoonBrennan Center for JusticeWritten (PDF)
FAVIacobucci, LizCommon CauseOral + Written (PDF)
FAVIacobucci, LizCommon CauseWritten (PDF)
FAVJustice, GillianDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVBrown-Krausz, MarnaIndivisible HOCOMDWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVGoldstein, MathewSecular MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVGoldstein, MathewSecular MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMcNair, LeeUnitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVLaPorte, ChrissaVerified VotingWritten (PDF)
FAVLindeman, MarkVerified VotingOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVSoreng, NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFGallagher, GeorgeIndividualPosition only
UNFWieland, TomRitchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.Written (PDF)
UNFCARRICK, SHARONIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFLang, AlanIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFLang, AlanIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FWAFletcher, MichaelNoneWritten (PDF)
INFOFeryus, StephenMaryland Association of Election Officials (MAEO)Written (PDF)

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