California’s Ballot Fraud Scheme Could Run in Maryland. Here’s Why.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews On March 17, investigators with the O'Keefe Media Group released undercover footage...
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‘The Nail Is Still in the Tire’: A Delegate Chose to Walk Away. Then the House Voted to Debate Expelling Him for It.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Part of the Bouchat Paradox series Christopher Eric Bouchat (R-5th) made his decision...
Maryland’s Mail-In Ballot Crisis Is Bigger Than a Vendor Error
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland's State Board of Elections is asking voters to trust that its systems will catch...
Maryland Is Bleeding Money. Voters Have a Choice.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Maryland on the Map Mail-in ballots are already in circulation. The Republican primary...
Maryland’s New Voting Rights Act: Who Gets to Sue, and Why Counties Are the Only Target
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland lawmakers are imposing a legal standard on counties that they explicitly refused...
Maryland House Moves to Open Primaries to Unaffiliated Voters
By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland House of Delegates has approved legislation that would allow unaffiliated voters to...
What the 2026 Candidate Filings Reveal About Maryland Politics
By MDBayNews Staff With the 2026 filing deadline now closed, Maryland’s political landscape is coming into clearer focus....
Ranked-Choice Voting: Democracy’s “Upgrade” That No One Asked For
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County Councilmember Evan Glass recently praised ranked-choice voting (RCV) as a...
Maryland Voting Rights Act Push Raises Questions About Scope, Cost, and Local Control
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — A coalition of voting rights groups gathered in Annapolis this week urging swift passage...
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...
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...
Annapolis Accelerates Left as Power Shifts Raise Red Flags for Moderates and Republicans
By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News Annapolis is entering a period of rapid political change, and for many moderates...
The Maryland Voter Map: Who Actually Decides Elections?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Most candidates talk about “the voters” as if Maryland is a single, unified political...
The Fair Representation Act Could Reshape Maryland Elections — and Hand Republicans Seats Democrats Have Locked Away for Years
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews – Annapolis Watch A national election-reform proposal backed for years by Rep. Jamie...
Maryland’s ‘Extra Days’ Rule for Mail-In Ballots: What’s at Stake as the Supreme Court Weighs In
By Michael Phillips Maryland is one of at least 18 states that allow mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be...
Maryland’s ‘They Still Got to Vote’ Doctrine: Bureaucratic Gaslighting at Its Finest
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews At the October 23, 2025, meeting of the Maryland State Board of Elections, what should have...
Ehrlich’s Endorsement Signals GOP Push for Balanced Leadership in Annapolis
In a city long dominated by one-party rule, a high-profile endorsement this week could mark a turning point for Annapolis...
Opinion: Frederick’s Crossroads — Trott’s Case for Fiscal Sanity Over O’Connor’s Managed Growth
Eight years into Michael O’Connor’s tenure, Frederick’s budget has ballooned 60 percent while population grew only 20...
Maryland’s Election Data Standoff: Privacy, Politics, or Plain Stonewalling?
The U.S. Department of Justice calls it an “election integrity review.”Maryland calls it “federal...
Takoma Park: Maryland’s Hornets’ Nest of Collectivism
When most people think of radical leftist enclaves, they think of Portland, Seattle, or San Francisco. But you don’t need...
Maryland’s Bloated Voter Rolls Finally Face Federal Scrutiny
When the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division sent a July 14, 2025, letter to Maryland’s top election...
James Walkinshaw’s Campaign of Entitlement: Why VA-11 Deserves Better
Virginia’s 11th Congressional District has long been considered safe Democratic territory. But the September 9 special...
The Postcard From L.A.: How “Field Team 6” Turns Hollywood Money and a Super PAC Loophole Into Voter Registration Machinery
When a Virginia voter opened the mailbox to find a glossy postcard postmarked Los Angeles urging them—via a QR code—to...
Maryland’s Independent Voters Are Shut Out—And Paying the Price
Roughly 22% of Marylanders—nearly one million people—don’t affiliate with either major political party. That number...
Voter ID: Maryland’s Next Election Battle
President Trump has announced he will sign an executive order requiring voter ID for every single vote cast in America....
Republicans Risk Falling Behind Democrats in Virginia’s Ground Game
Conservatives in Virginia and across the country are facing an uncomfortable reality: Republicans may be ceding critical...