SB 342

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Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations

Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor, III (District 44)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the imposition or application of a method for electing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation that impairs the ability of members of a protected class to elect candidates of the members' choice or influence the outcome of an election by diluting or abridging the rights of voters who are members of a protected class; and providing for the application of the Act if the a court issues a certain holding.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 40FavorableFWA 11Favorable with amendmentsUNF 5Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Shelley, Dana Vickers	American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Shelley, Dana Vickers	American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Ginsberg, Zoe	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Lailah	Black Girls Vote	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sharp, Birgit	CANDLE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mulji, Aseem	Campaign Legal Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nott, Lata	Campaign Legal Center	Oral
FAV	Drayton, Morganlobbyist	Common Cause MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Antoine, Joannelobbyist	Common Cause Maryland	Oral
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Nguyen, Phi	Demos	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Emily	Fair Elections Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mnck, Marijane	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tyree, Nikki	LWVMD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Celina	LWVUS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pernick, Michael	Legal Defense Fund	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Norling, Richard	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Voting Rights Act, Maryland	MD Voting Rights Act table	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harbeson, Kristenlobbyist	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Smith, Jonathan	Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lewis, Roderick	Mr.	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeVaughn, Ashley	Out for Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coleman, Ryan	President, Randallstown NAACP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Owen	Ranked Choice Voting Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cavanagh, Terrencelobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sydnor III, Charles E.	Senator Charles E. Sydnor III	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sydnor III, Charles E.	Senator Charles E. Sydnor III	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Taylor, Nina	The Center for Election Science	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps Jr, Ken	The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leiblum, Marisha	UNITE HERE Local 7	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Monica	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mortoro, Lynn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Sydnor, Senator Sydnorlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FWA	Ginsberg, Zoe	American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Smith, Jonathan	Attorney General of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mulji, Aseem	Campaign Legal Center	Written (PDF)
FWA	Nott, Lata	Campaign Legal Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Drayton, Morganlobbyist	Common Cause MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Davis, Emily	Fair Elections Center	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tyree, Nikki	LWVMD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Jones, Ricarra	NAACP	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lioz, Adam	NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FWA	Venkatraman, Nithin	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)