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...
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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 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...
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,...
California’s Redistricting Green Light Puts Maryland on Notice
By MDBayNews Staff The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this week to allow California’s new congressional map to take...
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...
Ferguson Pulls the Plug on Mid-Cycle Redistricting: “Mutually Assured Destruction”
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s controversial push for mid-cycle congressional redistricting appears...
Maryland General Assembly Returns February 2 as Early-Session Priorities Take Shape
MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland General Assembly reconvenes Monday, February 2, as the 2026 regular session...
Maryland Redistricting Process Tracker
Maryland Democrats are pushing an unusual mid-decade congressional redistricting bill—HB488—during the heart of the...
Maryland’s Campaign Finance System: Transparency on Paper, Loopholes in Practice
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland’s campaign finance laws are often described as some of the more structured and...
Maryland Democrats Fast-Track New Congressional Map: What It Means and Why It Matters
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland Democrats have launched a rapid push to redraw the state’s congressional map—introducing a...
Maryland Democrats Turn on Themselves Over Risky Mid-Cycle Redistricting Push
By MDBayNews Staff A rare and revealing public split has emerged inside Maryland’s Democratic supermajority as state...
How Maryland Elections Work — and Why They Confuse Voters
Maryland elections routinely generate confusion, frustration, and misinformation. Much of it stems from how the system is...
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...