Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: ElectionsStatus: Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 881 (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Clarifying that certain requirements apply only to districts for the election of members of the Senate of Maryland and the House of Delegates; authorizing the General Assembly to grant original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of Maryland to review the congressional districting plan of the State; and providing that nothing in the Maryland Constitution provides applicable criteria for the boundaries of a congressional districting plan.
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Testimony (158)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 11Favorable with amendmentsUNF 132UnfavorableINFO 4Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bergman, Dayana | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Massey, Genie | Maryland Civic Education Coalition | Oral |
| FAV | Flowers, Willie | NAACP Howard County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plummer, Linda | NAACP Montgomery County Branch | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | M MONTGOMERY, JAMES | Woman's Democratic Club of Montgomery County | Oral |
| FAV | Anthony, Hadley | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dorsey-Walker, Linda | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Enagonio, Liz | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | NAACP, NAACP | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Speaker, Speaker | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tyagi, Prachi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Eaton, Ken | ABATE of Maryland, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Grimaldi, Benjamin | ASCBC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kelly, Dr. James | Association of American Physician & Surgeons | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| UNF | Breeding, J. Travis | Caroline County Commissioners | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Streight, Adam | Cecil County Government | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | FREY, SEWELL | Coastal Conservation Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kelly, Kathy | Democrats for Life of Maryland | Position only |
| UNF | Herneker, Elliott | Elliott J. Herneker for District 34A | Oral |
| UNF | Ullmann, Rachel | Jennings Office | Position only |
| UNF | Alexandre, Jonathan | Maryland Family Institute | Oral |
| UNF | McCosby, Paul | Maryland Family Institute | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Davies, Nathan | Maryland Federation of College Republicans | Oral |
| UNF | Bradshaw, Leland | Maryland Forward Party | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Beus Harris, Nicole | Maryland Republican Party | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bogley, Laura | Maryland Right to Life | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Evans, Dennis | Maryland Voter Integrity | Position only |
| UNF | Faby, Dave | Moms For Liberty - Harford County | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Greenhawk, Janet | Moms For Liberty Talbot | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wahbe, Sam | Myself | Position only |
| UNF | Porter, Angie | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jones, Susan | Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meister, Pam | Office of County Commissioners, Carroll County | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Larcomb, Douglas | People Of Maryland For Douglas Larcomb - Governor | Oral |
| UNF | MULLICAN, Brigitta | Private | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bottoms-Spencer, Jacinta | Reign4Ever Consulting, PSC | Oral |
| UNF | Gaylor, Christopher | Retired | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gabler, Martha | Self | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Franczak, Jane | SerendipPT | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Giordano, Julie | Wicomico County Government | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kenney, A.Kaye | Wicomico County, Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bauer, Norman | ZIP Apportionment Initiative | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Moore, maxwell | mo | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Allison, Lisa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Atkins, Kimberly | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Ballard, Shannon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bauman, Christina | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Brocato, Deborah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Brousseau, Adam | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Carrroll, Janine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Chen, Ian | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Christian, Melissa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Christman, Michelle | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Cook, Margo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Davis, Stacey | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Degraff, Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dumler, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dwyer, Francis | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
ASCBCUNF 1
BCRWUNF 1
Commission on AgingFWA 1
Common Cause MDINFO 1
IndividualFAV 1
Jennings OfficeUNF 1
LWVMDINFO 1
moUNF 1
MyselfUNF 1
N/AUNF 1
NAACP Howard CountyFAV 1
PrivateUNF 1
Progressive MarylandFWA 1
RetiredUNF 1
SEIU Local 500FWA 1
SelfFWA 1UNF 1
SerendipPTUNF 1