JB Van Hollen’s letter begins:

“Before addressing specific provisions of the bill, it is important to address current law.  Under current law, any qualified elector can show up on election day, cast a ballot, and have it
counted. But with the ease of registering to vote also comes the potential for fraud, which is why rudimentary safeguards, such as the ability to challenge an elector’s qualifications and
certification requirements, are in place. It is also why reforms (such as identification requirements) are often discussed. Facilitating orderly elections with assurances that voters are
qualified adult citizens of this state ensures that every lawful vote counts and no lawful vote is diluted by an illegally cast ballot.

AB 895 does not serve that goal, and it is not clear to me what problems this reform is trying to address. It makes changes to the voter registration law, yet registering to vote is easy under current law. It populates the registration list with unregistered voters, increasing the potential for fraud, when our desire should be to have an accurate list that is neither over inclusive nor under inclusive. It limits the ability of electors to challenge the qualifications of others - yet all a challenged elector must do to overcome the challenge is orally affirm his or her qualifications and there is no evidence this procedure is denying any lawful elector the right to vote. It creates new crimes and civil causes of action, making the courtroom as central to an election as the polling place, thus jeopardizing the orderly administration of elections and chilling lawful and protected speech.”

JB Van Hollen’s Letter to Congressional Leaders

Please show your support for JB Van Hollen’s efforts and speak out against Assembly Bill 895/Senate Bill 640.

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