Registered lobbyist

Morgan Drayton

Common Cause Maryland · 443-906-0442 · on file 2022 to 2026

Clients on file

1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026

Reported compensation

$83,529

all years on file

Bills testified on

164

150 for · 20 against · 2 info

Got their outcome

37%

62 of 166 decided bills

Who they are and whom they represent

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Testimony on record

2026 Regular Session28 appearances

Bill	Position	Appearing for	Outcome
HB 44 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 145 Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 156 Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 157 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 182 Election Law - Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 219 Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Voter Intimidation and Suppression	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 263 Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 267 Election Law - Campaign Finance Entities - Oversight and Control of Campaign Funds	FAV	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 350 Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 357 Municipalities - Election Dates - Reporting Requirements	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 357 Municipalities - Election Dates - Reporting Requirements	FAV	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 454 Election Law - Voter Registration Eligibility - U.S. Citizenship Verification (SAVE Our Elections Act of 2026)	UNF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 462 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 509 Campaign Finance - Contributions by Gas and Electric Utility Companies - Prohibition	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1069 Election Law - Absentee Ballots - State and Federal Requirements	FAV	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1360 Maryland Public Ethics Law - Regulated Lobbyists - Reporting Requirements	FAV	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1448 Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 2100 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress	INFOPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 2101 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 - Withdraw and Repeal of Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment	FAV	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 5 General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Passed both chambers
SB 29 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 65 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Passed both chambers
SB 99 Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Passed both chambers
SB 141 Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 236 Election Law - Certification of Election-Supporting Technology - Regulations, Review, and Evaluation	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 241 Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 255 Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 255 Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted

2025 Regular Session42 appearances

Bill	Position	Appearing for	Outcome
HB 44 Election Law - Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 67 Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 91 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 111 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees	FWAPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 115 Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2025)	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 153 Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 199 Election Law - Notice to Permanent Absentee Voters	FAV	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 201 Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 215 Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting in Contests for Presidential Nomination and Certification of Election-Supporting Technology	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 274 Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Election Plan Requirements	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 285 Election Law - Voter Registration List - Absentee Voters (Absentee Ballot Transparency Act of 2025)	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 322 Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration	FAV	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 412 Elections - Local Boards of Elections - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act)	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 550 Local Public Campaign Financing - Expansion to Additional Offices	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 624 Election Law - Statewide Voter Registration Application - Prepaid Postage	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 740 Election Law - Campaign Materials - Disclosure of Use of Synthetic Media	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 778 Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Retention Elections	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 781 Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 816 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 906 Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act)	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1043 Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Voter Suppression and Vote Dilution	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1044 Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Preclearance and Voter Intimidation and Obstruction	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1075 Calvert County Board of Education - Elections for Members Representing Specific Districts - Alterations	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1094 Montgomery County - Voting Methods MC 9-25	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1113 Election Law - Enhanced Automatic Voter Registration System	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1473 State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 18 Election Law - Early Voting - Number of Days	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 27 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 27 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 66 Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 88 Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 93 Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 311 Government Officials' Family Protection Act of 2025	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 323 Election Law - Statewide Voter Registration Application - Prepaid Postage	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 337 Elections - Local Boards of Elections - Open Meeting Requirements (Local Boards of Elections Transparency Act)	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 342 Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations	FWAPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 342 Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 615 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 615 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 630 Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Retention Elections	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 633 Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act)	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 828 Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act)	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Passed both chambers

2024 Regular Session33 appearances

Bill	Position	Appearing for	Outcome
HB 142 Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2024)	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 192 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 202 Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 257 Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 331 Election Law - Candidate Expenditures - Campaign-Related Caregiving Expenses	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 423 Montgomery County – Voting Methods MC 1–24	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 436 Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 471 Election Law - Postelection Procedures	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 479 Election Law - Deadline for Selection of Lieutenant Governor	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 700 Election Law - Election Judges - Revisions	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 769 Local Public Campaign Financing - Expansion to Additional Offices	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 792 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Draft Committees and Exploratory Committees	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 800 Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2024 – Counties and Municipalities	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 951 County Boards of Education - Voter Registration Link - Posting Requirement	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Withdrawn
HB 1088 Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - Alterations	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1109 Election Law – Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act)	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1115 County Boards of Education – Budgets – Notice (Transparency in Education Spending Act)	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 1342 Elections – Ballot Questions – Publication of Proposed Laws and Plain Language Summary	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1343 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Plain Language Requirement	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1352 Howard County – Public Campaign Financing – Board of Education Ho. Co. 1–24	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1353 Howard County - Board of Education Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting Ho. Co. 6-24	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1489 Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Sending to Eligible Voters Before Primary Elections	FAVPDF	Common Cause	Did not advance
HB 1489 Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Sending to Eligible Voters Before Primary Elections	FAV	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1503 Election Law - Campaign Finance Activities - State Treasurer	FAV	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 16 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Draft Committees and Exploratory Committees	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 29 General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 372 Election Law - Deadline for Selection of Lieutenant Governor	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 458 Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Prohibitions and Disclosures	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 495 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Plain Language Requirement	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 515 Elections - Voter Registration Age - Alteration	FWAPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 605 Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - Alterations	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 660 Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2024 - Counties and Municipalities	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 1026 County Boards of Education - Budgets - Notice (Transparency in Education Spending Act)	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted

2023 Regular Session37 appearances

Bill	Position	Appearing for	Outcome
HB 22 Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 35 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 95 Election Judges - Training and Signs - Accommodations for Voters in Need of Assistance	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 114 Ballot Access - Affiliating With a Party - Unaffiliated Voters	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 176 Local Public Campaign Financing - Expansion to Additional Offices	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 177 Elections - Ballot Questions - Publication of Proposed Laws	FWAPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 192 Currency - Campaign Finance Prohibitions - Disclosures by Financial Institutions	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 213 Election Law - Local Public Campaign Financing - Boards of Education	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 344 Montgomery County – Voting Methods MC 03–23	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 410 Elections - Polling Place Plan, Prohibited Acts, and 2024 Primary Election Date	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 417 General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 441 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Draft Committees and Exploratory Committees	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 447 Local Elections - County Commissioner - District Voting	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 535 Election Law - Ballot Issuance, Processing, and Reporting Procedures and 2024 Primary Date	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 572 Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 616 Election Law – Early Voting – Number of Days	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 705 Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 752 State Board of Elections - Procurement Oversight	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 926 Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2023)	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 979 Municipal Elections – Candidates – Reports of Donations and Disbursements	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 979 Municipal Elections – Candidates – Reports of Donations and Disbursements	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1071 Criminal Law and Procedure - Cannabis - Fines for Smoking in Public, Stops, and Searches	FWAPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 1092 Election Law – Early Voting – Number of Days	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1093 Howard County - Board of Education - Terms and Public Campaign Financing Ho. Co. 14-23	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1104 Voting Rights Act of 2023 - Counties and Municipalities	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1200 Elections - Election Judges - Minimum Compensation	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 35 Open Meetings Act - State Ethics Commission (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act of 2023)	FAVPDF	Common Cause Maryland	Enacted
SB 39 Ballot Access - Affiliating With a Party - Unaffiliated Voters	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 89 Elections - Ballot Questions - Publication of Proposed Laws	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 111 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Draft Committees and Exploratory Committees	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 269 Currency - Campaign Finance Prohibitions - Disclosures by Financial Institutions	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 287 State Board of Elections - Municipal Elections - Publication of Results on Website	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 379 Election Law - Ballot Issuance, Processing, and Reporting Procedures and 2024 Primary Date	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 798 Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 860 State Board of Elections – Procurement Oversight	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 878 Voting Rights Act of 2023 - Counties and Municipalities	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 925 Elections - Election Judges - Minimum Compensation	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance

2022 Regular Session32 appearances

Bill	Position	Appearing for	Outcome
HB 17 Campaign Finance – Recurring Contributions and Donations – Requirements	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 17 Campaign Finance – Recurring Contributions and Donations – Requirements	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 59 Ethics – Local Governments – Registration of Lobbyists	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 93 Candidates for Offices of Municipalities and Common Ownership Communities - Reports of Donations and Disbursements	FAV	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 99 Election Law – Absentee Ballots – Signature Requirements and Verification	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 113 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 208 Courts - Payment for Jury Service	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 212 Election Law - Signature Verification of Absentee Ballots and Absentee Ballot Applications and Ballot Canvassing	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 291 Election Law - Contested Elections	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 306 Election Law - Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan General Elections	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 327 Elections - Election Judges - Minimum Compensation	FAV	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 328 Elections - Polling Place Location Restrictions - Repeal	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 329 Election Law - Ballots - Processing and Reporting Procedures	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 362 Montgomery County - Voting Methods MC 13-22	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 375 Open Meetings Act - Application and Enhanced Requirements (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act of 2022)	FAV	Common Cause MD	Vetoed
HB 395 Public Records - Retention and Inspection - Communications (Transparency in Public Records Act of 2022)	FAV	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 396 Montgomery County Planning Board - Open Meetings - Video and Audio Streaming and Minutes PG/MC 101-22	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
HB 629 Election Law - Polling Places and Early Voting Centers - Electronic Devices	INFOPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 745 Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 963 Election Law – Absentee Ballots – Signature Verification and Verification Statements and Unsigned Ballot Statements	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1089 Election Law - Registered Voter List Security and Electronic Signature Requirements for Petitions	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1093 Election Law – Candidate Expenditures – Caregiving Services	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
HB 1283 Election Law - Municipal Corporations - Voter Qualifications	UNFPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 73 General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 112 Election Law - False Ballot Drop Boxes - Criminal Penalty	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 163 Election Law - Ballots - Processing and Reporting Procedures	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Vetoed
SB 358 Public Financing Act – State Senate and House of Delegates	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 413 Voting Rights Act of 2022 – Counties and Municipalities	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 742 Election Law – Postelection Tabulation Audits – Risk–Limiting Audits	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance
SB 775 Courts - Payment for Jury Service	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 907 Elections - Polling Place Location Restrictions - Repeal	FAVPDF	Common Cause MD	Enacted
SB 956 Criminal Law - Threats to Public Officials	FWAPDF	Common Cause MD	Did not advance