Safe Seats, Silent Voters: What Maryland’s One-Party Rule Means for Democracy
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In a state where one party controls virtually every lever of power, what does it say about...
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Filing Clock Ticking: Does the Deadline Cripple Gov. Moore’s Redistricting Push?
By MDBayNews Staff With just days remaining before Maryland’s candidate filing deadline on February 24, a late-stage...
“The Senate President Is Not a King”: LaPin Delivers 7,000 Signatures Demanding Vote on HB 488
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, MD — In a pointed challenge to Senate leadership, Army veteran and State Senate candidate...
Maryland AG Brown Urges Senate to Reject SAVE Act — Because Election Officials Are “Too Dumb” to Verify IDs
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is the latest Democrat to jump on the opposition...
Moore’s “Working With Judges” Comment Fuels Scrutiny After $147M Court Contract
By MDBayNews Staff As Maryland voters prepare for another heated election cycle, Governor Wes Moore is once again facing...
Poll-Driven Redistricting? Maryland Democrats Play With the Map Again
By MDBayNews Staff A new article in Maryland The Daily Record reports that a poll of “likely Democratic voters” shows...
MARYLAND’S LEGISLATIVE MAPS: NOT THE WORST GERRYMANDER — BUT DESIGNED TO LOCK IN POWER
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s state legislative districts are often lumped into the same category as the state’s...
Maryland Election Officials Cross a First Amendment Line With “Disinformation” Warning
By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland State Board of Elections is facing renewed scrutiny after a February 6 press release from...
Voters or Party Insiders? Maryland Reopens the Debate on Legislative Special Elections
By MDBayNews Staff As the Maryland General Assembly continues its 2026 session, lawmakers are revisiting a long-simmering...
Maryland’s Redistricting Power Grab Is Playing With Fire
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Opinion Let’s stop pretending this is about fairness. Maryland Democrats are pushing a...
Maryland Elections Chief Admits Voter Data Is Shared With Other States—But Not DOJ
By MDBayNews Staff A new claim from the Maryland Freedom Caucus is reigniting Maryland’s ongoing voter data dispute,...
Senate Republicans File Voter ID Bill, Putting Election Integrity Back on the Table
By MDBayNews Staff Annapolis — Maryland Senate Republicans have formally filed new legislation that would require voters...
David Moon and the Politics of Power in Annapolis
By MDBayNews Editorial Desk Maryland House Majority Leader David Moon has long presented himself as a reformer—an...
Maryland’s Fast-Tracked Redistricting Fight: Why Governor Moore’s Map Could Still Be Halted
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Governor Wes Moore has made his position clear: HB 488, the fast-tracked congressional...
Out-of-State Money Is Reshaping Maryland Elections — And Voters Rarely Hear About It
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland likes to present itself as a state driven by grassroots politics and local values....
Secure the Vote Act 2026 Rally Set for Annapolis
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — A coalition of election integrity advocates and conservative lawmakers is set to rally in...
DNC Enters Maryland Voter Roll Lawsuit, Escalating Fight Over Election Integrity
By MDBayNews Staff A growing legal battle over how Maryland maintains its voter rolls is quickly becoming a national proxy...
Maryland’s Appointment-Only System Leaves Voters on the Sidelines
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews When vacancies open up in the Maryland General Assembly, voters might reasonably expect a...
Green Party Ticket Backs HB 101, Challenging Maryland’s Debate Rules
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A bill moving through the Maryland General Assembly is drawing new attention to how...
Maryland’s FairVote: Nonpartisan in Name, Ideological in Practice?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews FairVote bills itself as a nonpartisan champion of democracy, best known for promoting...
Soros-Backed Ranked-Choice Voting Comes to Maryland — With Jamie Raskin Leading the Charge
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland voters are once again being told that a sweeping change to how elections are...