Organization on the record
Common Cause
Bills
33
29 for · 6 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
44%
14 of 32 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session12 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 155 Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings | FAVPDF | Ugo-Akwada, Ihemanma | Did not advance |
| HB 641 Election Law - Curbside Voting - Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Ugo-Akwada, Ihemanma | Did not advance |
| HB 1066 Municipal Elections - Qualified Electronic Transmission Systems - Authorization for Use | UNFPDF | Goodman, Susannah | Did not advance |
| HB 1448 Municipal Elections - Reporting of Information to the State Board | FAVPDF | Ugo-Akwada, Ihemanma | Enacted |
| SB 29 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures | FAVPDF | Ugo-Akwada, Ihemanma | Enacted |
| SB 65 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees | FAVPDF | Ugo-Akwada, Ihemanma | Passed both chambers |
| SB 73 Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland) | FAVPDF | Ugo-Akwada, Ihemanma | Did not advance |
| SB 100 Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops | FAVPDF | Ugo-Akwada, Ihemanma | Enacted |
| SB 132 Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters | FAVPDF | Ugo-Akwada, Ihemanma | Did not advance |
| SB 141 Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes | FAVPDF | Ugo-Akwada, Ihemanma | Enacted |
| SB 237 Election Law - Presidential Electors - Selection and Voting | FAVPDF | Ugo-Akwada, Ihemanma | Enacted |
| SB 727 Municipal Elections - Qualified Electronic Transmission Systems - Authorization for Use | UNFPDF | Goodman, Susannah | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 426 Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits | FWAPDF | Iacobucci, Liz | Enacted |
| SB 313 Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits | FAVPDF | Iacobucci, Liz | Enacted |
| SB 313 Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits | FAVPDF | Iacobucci, Liz | Enacted |
| SB 733 Constitutional Officers – Gender–Neutral Language | FAVPDF | Stanley, Asia | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session7 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 40 Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits | FAVPDF | Marion, John | Did not advance |
| HB 627 Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - State Correctional Facilities | FAVPDF | Morris Desir, KESHIA | Did not advance |
| HB 627 Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - State Correctional Facilities | FAVPDF | Morris Desir, KESHIA | Did not advance |
| HB 1022 Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voting Eligibility and Access (Voting Rights for All Act) | FAVPDF | Morris Desir, KESHIA | Did not advance |
| HB 1489 Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Sending to Eligible Voters Before Primary Elections | FAVPDF | Drayton, Morganlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 523 Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits | FAVPDF | Iacobucci, Liz | Did not advance |
| SB 802 Election Law - Voters with Disabilities - Electronic Ballot Return | UNFPDF | Goodman, Susannah | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 572 Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits | FAVPDF | Marion, John | Did not advance |
| HB 645 Election Law - Electronic Ballot Return System - Study and Request for Proposals | UNFPDF | Goodman, Susannah | Did not advance |
| SB 488 Election Law - Electronic Ballot Return System - Study and Request for Proposals | UNFPDF | Goodman, Susannah | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 133 State Finance and Procurement - Appropriation Reductions (Board of Public Works Budget Reduction Clarification Act) | FAVPDF | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Vetoed |
2020 Regular Session8 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 37 Election Law – Absentee Voting – References in Public Communications and Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots | FAVPDF | Bradford, Tierralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 245 Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020) | FAVPDF | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 465 Election Law - Campaign Material - Disclosure of the Use of Bots | FAVPDF | Bradford, Tierralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 502 Public Information Act - Revisions | FAVPDF | Antoine, Joannelobbyist | Did not advance |
| HJ 6 Participation by Maryland Residents in the 2020 Census | FAVPDF | Morris, Kesihia | Did not advance |
| SB 202 Public Ethics - Executive Branch - Lobbying by Former Secretaries of Principal Departments (Shut the Revolving Door Act of 2020) | FAVPDF | Bradford, Tierralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 390 Election Law - Candidate Defeated in Primary Election - Write-In Candidacy in General Election Prohibited | UNFPDF | Cause, Common | Enacted |
| SB 415 Circuit Court Judges - Election | FWA | Court, Circuit | Did not advance |
