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Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures

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

Altering the information that is required to be included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and with a question on the ballot; requiring that a certain summary included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and a certain statement about a question on the ballot be written in plain language; requiring certain boards of elections to post the text of ballot measures for at least 90 days before the general election; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 21FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGinsberg, ZoeAmerican Civil Liberties Union of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVCivic Design, Center forCenter for Civic DesignWritten (PDF)
FAVDrayton, MorganlobbyistCommon Cause MDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDrayton, MorganlobbyistCommon Cause MDWritten (PDF)
FAVElalamy, SaraDepoartment of Information Technology (DoIT)Written (PDF)
FAVStinar, BradenDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVStinar, BradenDisability Rights MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVTyree, NikkiLWVMDOral + Written (PDF)
FAVTyree, NikkiLWVMDWritten (PDF)
FAVLondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVLondon, RachelMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVKagan, Sen. CherylMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVKagan, Sen. CherylMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVDrinkwater, CodyPeople On the Go MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVWieland, TomRitchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.Written (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVKolp, AndeIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVPlantz, DorothyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral
FWAKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
INFOBrewer, HelenNational Conference of State LegislaturesWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDrayton, MorganCommon Cause MDRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland
FAVDrayton, MorganCommon Cause MDRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland