Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters
What this bill does
Authorizing unaffiliated voters to request to affiliate with a political party at an early voting center before a primary election or at a precinct polling place on a primary election day and vote a provisional ballot for the voter's preferred political party; requiring an election judge to determine if the voter resides in a certain county; applying the Act to all elections beginning with the statewide primary election in 2028; and prohibiting the application of the Act to any special elections held before the 2028 primary.
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Testimony (23)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Common Cause MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tyree, Nikki | LWVMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fair, Kris | Maryland General Assembly | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Qualequity Access | Position only |
| FAV | McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Fair, Delegate Fairlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Russell, Brandon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Turner, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hart, Kit | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Nelson, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Cross, Dr Cashenna A | Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden | Oral |
| FWA | Bradshaw, Leland | Maryland Forward Party | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Perrone, Erin | Maryland Association of Election Officials | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Naimon, David | Montgomery County Board of Elections | Oral |
| INFO | Pellittiere, Michael | Veterans for Maryland Voters | Written (PDF) |