A County of a Million, Decided by 52,738 Votes
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County — home to more than one million residents, the largest county budget in...
Tag: Maryland State Board of Elections
Maryland Democrats Already Ran This Play — Just One Level Down the Ballot
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk say the special...
Supreme Court Upholds Mail-In Ballot Grace Periods — Maryland’s Rules Survive the Challenge
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states may continue counting mail-in ballots that...
Where Did All the Voters Go?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Dan Cox won the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday night. He also did it with...
Cox Wins the Map, Hale Wins Baltimore: Inside the Maryland GOP Governor Primary
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Dan Cox is the Republican nominee for governor of Maryland. Again. With 1,963 of 1,979...
Montgomery County Executive Candidate Threatened Lawsuit Against MDBayNews Ahead of Primary
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews One week before Maryland's 2026 primary election, Montgomery County Executive candidate...
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...
Maryland’s Ballot Replacement Is Done. Now Officials Say They May Count the Originals Anyway.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The replacement ballots are in the mail. The crisis, by Maryland's official account, is...
‘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 Ballot Crisis Escalates: Trump Demands DOJ Probe, Scope Grows to 500,000
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Since MDBayNews first reported on Maryland's mail-in ballot vendor error on May 16, the...
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...
Moore raised $7 million — but that may be the smallest number in the story
A line-by-line review of Maryland’s campaign finance database shows a sophisticated, nationally connected fundraising...
Republican Emerges to Challenge Anthony Brown in Maryland Attorney General Race
By MDBayNews Staff After months of appearing headed toward a quiet and uncontested election cycle, Maryland Attorney...
FBI Questions Maryland GOP Comptroller Over $100K Campaign Finance Discrepancy — Party Silent as Questions Mount
By MDBayNews Staff As of mid-afternoon February 25, there are still no new public developments in the unfolding story...
Maryland’s 2026 Governor’s Race Is Set — And Wes Moore Is Running on a Record Voters Should Scrutinize
By MDBayNews Staff The filing deadline has officially passed. Maryland’s 2026 gubernatorial race is now locked in, and...
Ethics Questions Still Linger Around Maryland AG Anthony Brown
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Thirteen months after a formal ethics complaint was filed against Maryland Attorney General...
Maryland Elections Officials Push Back on DHS “Takeover” Claims — But Questions Remain
By MDBayNews Staff ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Maryland State Board of Elections moved swiftly this week to counter what it...
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...
The Predicament Architect
By Dale E. Livingston | Guest Commentary Editor’s Note: This guest commentary reflects the views of the author and does...
Maryland Governor’s Race Grows More Crowded as Bouchat Bows Out — Filing Questions Remain
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews With just days remaining in the current filing window, Maryland’s 2026 gubernatorial race...
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...
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...
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...