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HB 1448

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Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board

Sponsor: Chris Tomlinson (District 5)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a municipality to submit to the State Board of Elections the qualifications to be a candidate for each office on the ballot in a municipal election, the list of qualified candidates for each office on the ballot in a municipal election, the date of a special election and each office on the special election ballot, and certain information on voting procedures and locations in a municipal election on or before certain dates; requiring the State Board to post the information on the State Board's website immediately on receipt; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDeMinco, LynneBCRWPosition only
FAVUgo-Akwada, IhemanmaCommon CauseWritten (PDF)
FAVDrayton, MorganlobbyistCommon Cause MDWritten (PDF)
FAVCross, Dr Cashenna ACouncilwoman At-Large, GlenardenOral
FAVSteinbacher, CherylLeague of Women Voters MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVSteinbacher, CherylLeague of Women Voters MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMeister, PamOffice of County Commissioners, Carroll CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVLerol, TravisTravis LerolPosition only
FAVDelegate Tomlinson, Delegate TomlinsonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Tomlinson, Delegate TomlinsonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVEllis, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHamilton, RebeccaIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFBailey Thupari, AngelicaMaryland Municipal LeagueOral + Written (PDF)
FWABailey Thupari, AngelicaMaryland Municipal LeagueOral + Written (PDF)
FWAWhittaker, MichellelobbyistRanked Choice Voting MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FWASmith, LizaSelfWritten (PDF)
FWAHuntley, HarryIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDrayton, MorganCommon Cause MDRegistered for: Common Cause Maryland
FWAWhittaker, MichelleRanked Choice Voting MarylandRegistered for: Ranked Choice Voting Maryland