Election Process
Election Process
- Campaign Finance Overview 2008-
- Election Process- Action to:
- Redistricting- LWVMD takes Action to assure a state redistricting process and standards that promote fair and effective representation in the state legislature and House of Representatives with maximum oppor
- Filling GA Vacancies- LWVMD Supports:
- 2007 Legislative Priorities- At the November 2006 Board Meeting, LWVMD set its priorities for the 2007 Legislative Session.
- HB 310 Elective Franchise – Youth Voter Registration and Participation in Elections
- LWVMD Testimony HB 310 - Elective Franchise - Youth Voter Registration & Participation- The League of Women Voters of Maryland supports the efforts of this legislation to increase the participation of young Maryland citizens in the electoral process.
Election Administration
- HB 1288 Election Law - Voting Procedures - Voter Identification
- LWVMD Testimony in Opposition to HB 1288 Election Law - Voting Procedures - Identification-
- LWVMD Testimony in Opposition to HB 1355 Election Law - Identification of Voters -
- HB 1355 Election Law - Identification of Voters
- LWVMD Testimony: HB 1199 - Election Law - Voting Procdurues - Voter Identification-
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Fair Campaigns
- SB 593 Public Funding for Campaigns
- Public Funding of Campaigns- SB 593/HB 971—PUBLIC CAMPAIGN FINANCING ACT for CANDIDATES for THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- Fair Campaigns- LWVMD Supports: - fair campaign financing (LWVUS Position) - full disclosure (LWVUS Position) - limits on election day campaigning - and full enforcement of election laws.
- Public Funding … Could MD Be Next?- First, there were Maine and Arizona. Now Connecticut has joined the states that publicly fund legislative campaigns. Will Maryland be next?
- Hearing on Election Administration and False or Misleading Political speech- October 2007
Primary Elections
- Primary Elections- LWVMD Supports a closed primary election (i.e., only those registrered by political party may vote in that party's primary election).
Single Member Districts
- Election Districts- LWVMD Supports a mix of single and multi-member legislative districts. The following criteria should be used to decide which districts should be multi-member: (a) full minority representation,
Term Limits
- GA Term Limits - LWVMD Opposes Term limits for members of the General Assembly.
Voting Rights
- LWVMD Testimony SB 92 Elective Franchise - Youth Voter Registration and Participation in Elections - The League of Women Voters of Maryland supports the efforts of this legislation to increase the participation of young Maryland citizens in the electoral process.
- SB 092 Constitutional Amendment to Elective Franchise - Youth Voter Registration and Participation in Elections
- LWVMD Testimony on SB 54 – Voter’s Rights Protection Act of 2008- The League of Women Voters of Maryland supports the amendments to Article 33 that are proposed by this legislation and we commend Senators Gladden, Conway, Dyson and Exum for their thorough and though
- Action Alert: Voting Rights for DC- SPECIAL ACTION ALERT: Please Call Your Senators TODAY Help Secure Voting Rights for the Citizens of the District of Columbia!