Testimony in Support of Automatic Restoration of Voting Rights for Returning Citizens in Maryland
Nicole D. Porter testifies in support of Maryland House Bill 1110, which would designate the state's Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) as an automatic voter registration agency and would require the DPSCS to register to vote those individuals eligible, upon release of confinement from a state correctional facility.
Related to: Voting Rights
Sponsored by Maryland Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins, House Bill 1110 would designate the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (DPSCS) as an automatic voter registration agency and would require the DPSCS to register to vote those individuals eligible, upon release of confinement from a state correctional facility.
The Sentencing Project submitted testimony endorsing the bill and urges its favorable report from the House Ways and Means Committee.
Read Senior Director of Advocacy Nicole D. Porter’s full testimony in support of the bill.
