Testifying in Favor of HB 156 in the MD State House

Today our founder Jacquelyn Slade testified in front of the Maryland State House in favor of the Student and Military Voter Empowerment Act, also known as HB 156. She was one of a few students asked to testify for the bill by Delegate Luedtke, the sponsor or HB 156 in the State House. Jacquelyn also submitted written testimony through a My MGA account, which is a specific account through the MD General Assembly that can be used to sign up to testify as well as track bills in the MD Senate and House.
The Voter Empowerment Act which she testified for is a great first step to make the process of registering and turning out to vote easier, especially for young people in the military and at university/college. There are three main parts of the legislation: 
1. Military personnel can use their federal military ID to register to vote online, 
2. Local Boards of Elections have to include large residential communities, such as universities, colleges, and nursing homes, in the process of deciding polling locations
3. Universities/colleges have to designate a staff member as the Student Voting Coordinator and develop a plan to increase voter registration and turnout 
The full text of the bill is here.   
You can watch Jacquelyn's Testimony below starting at 37:43.