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...
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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 GOP Rift Reemerges Over Principles vs. Electability
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A familiar debate is resurfacing within the Maryland Republican Party, highlighting...
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,...
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...
Maryland Campaign Finance Data Tells a One-Party Story
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s official campaign finance data doesn’t editorialize, spin, or argue. It...
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...
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 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...
A Broken System of Cronyism: How ‘Friends of Friends’ Run Annapolis City Hall
In Annapolis, even lame-duck politicians know how to take care of their friends. On October 27, just days before Election...
Sarah Elfreth’s Rising Profile Comes With Rising Questions
Sarah Elfreth, Maryland’s freshman Representative, has enjoyed a rapid rise in Democratic politics. But with that rise...
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....
Breaking the Stronghold: A Playbook for Maryland Republicans
Maryland politics is often described as hopelessly blue—a Democratic fortress fortified by gerrymandering and fed by a...
The “Talk-Back Tour”: Maryland Democrats Pretend to Listen While Plotting More Tax Hikes
The Maryland Democratic Party (MDP) has a new gimmick: the “Talk-Back Tour.” Sounds edgy, right? Like some grassroots...
Rise of the Unaffiliated Voter: Maryland Joins a National Rebellion Against the Two-Party System
By Michael Phillips Maryland’s voter rolls tell a story politicians can’t afford to ignore. Since January 2025,...
Maryland’s Dirty Voter Rolls: Republicans Sound the Alarm as Feds Join Scrutiny
By Michael Phillips In a state where Democrats have long held political dominance, Maryland’s elections officials are...