Election Law - Provisional Ballots - Nonpartisan Board of Education Contests
Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)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
Providing that a voter is qualified to vote a provisional ballot if the provisional ballot was cast because the voter claimed a different political party affiliation from the political party affiliation on record for the voter and the voter made a selection in a nonpartisan board of education contest; and requiring a local board of canvassers to count only the votes cast in a nonpartisan board of education contest for those provisional ballots.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kagan, Sen. Cheryl | Maryland State Senate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Naimon, David | Montgomery County Board of Elections | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Naimon, David | Montgomery County Board of Elections | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Tyree, Nikki | LWVMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Tyree, Nikki | LWVMD | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Feryus, Stephen | Maryland Association of Election Officials (MAEO) | Written (PDF) |