Election Law - Telephone Voting System - Requirements
Sponsor: Jen Terrasa (District 13)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the State Board of Elections to select, certify, and acquire a telephone voting system for absentee voting by voters who have attested to having a print disability; defining 'print disability' as a condition that prevents or inhibits an individual from reading, holding, or processing standard printed materials in an original format; providing for the eligibility of a voter to use the telephone voting system; requiring the State Board to place certain voters on the telephone voting system list; etc.
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Testimony (19)
MGA witness listFAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Terrasa, Jen | Delegate, MD General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Othman, Ronza | National Federation of the Blind of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Whittaker, Michellelobbyist | Ranked Choice Voting Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Terrasa, Delegate Terrasalegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Fogle-Hatch, Cheryl | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nelson, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Reyazuddin, Yasmin | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Greenhalgh, Susan | Free Speech For People | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tyree, Nikki | LWVMD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Weinberg, Davidlobbyist | Protect Democracy United | Position only |
| UNF | Iacobucci, Liz | Public Citizen | Oral |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Stinar, Braden | Disability Rights Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |