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...
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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...
Why Ranked Choice Voting Is the Wrong Choice for Maryland
By Michael Phillips | Maryland Bay News Maryland’s election system doesn’t need a flashy overhaul — it needs clarity,...
To Advocates of Ranked-Choice Voting: A Respectful Case for Caution in Maryland
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Advocates of ranked-choice voting (RCV) deserve credit for engaging seriously with a real...
Ranked-Choice Voting in Maryland: Disenfranchisement, Complexity, and a Reform That Solves the Wrong Problem
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland lawmakers once again debate changes to how elections are conducted,...
Election Integrity in Maryland: Clean Rolls, Clear Rules, and the Road to 2026
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews As Maryland heads into a high-stakes 2026 election cycle, election integrity has emerged as...
Is 2026 the Year of the Maryland Republican? GOP Faces a Make-or-Break Test
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For Maryland Republicans, 2026 is shaping up to be more than just another uphill election...
Maryland Voting Rights Act: Safeguard or State-Level Overreach?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews An opinion piece published last week by Gilda Daniels, a University of Baltimore law...
EDITORIAL: Maryland’s Election Officials Created This Mess — Now They Need to Clean It Up Before the Courts Do
Maryland’s political leadership has spent years insisting its election system is a model of modern administration. But...
Maryland’s Voter Rolls Face Dual Federal and GOP Lawsuits — And Courts May Soon Decide What “Election Integrity” Really Means
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s election system is now the target of two major federal lawsuits, filed just...
Riley Welcomes DOJ Lawsuit Against Maryland Elections Board, Says Case Highlights Need for Transparency
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Republican congressional candidate Cheryl Riley is applauding the Trump administration’s...
DOJ Sues Maryland Over Voter Data: What Citizens Need to Know About the Federal Election Transparency Fight
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The U.S. Department of Justice, now led by Attorney General Pam Bondi and Assistant...
Maryland’s Wake-Up Call: The Ian Roberts Scandal Exposes a Deep Flaw in Our Voter Registration System
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In a state that prides itself on “high access” elections, Maryland has long brushed...
Tina Peters and the Future of Election Oversight: Why Her Case Still Matters for Maryland in 2025
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In the national media, the saga of former Mesa County, Colorado, Clerk Tina Peters is often...
Maryland Once Had Equal County Representation. Should It Again?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews For most of Maryland’s history, every county had a meaningful and equal voice in...
Judges, Machines, and Memory Sticks: Inside the Overlooked Vulnerabilities of Maryland’s Election System
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews This article is based primarily on detailed interviews with one former Maryland election...
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...
The Wrong Ballots No One Is Talking About: Maryland’s Quiet Election Weak Points
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Investigations Maryland’s election system is not being stolen.But in multiple legislative...
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...