Tag: open primaries

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...

Maryland’s Locked Electorate: When Neither Party Is the Answer

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland primary is over. The choices are set. And by nearly every measure, Marylanders...

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...

Can Maryland Fix Its One-Party Democracy? A Reform Roadmap for Real Competition

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s one-party dominance is not new. Democrats have controlled the General Assembly...

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...

Top 5 Political Issues in Maryland Entering the 2026 Election Season

By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews — Annapolis Watch As 2025 draws to a close, Maryland politics stand at an inflection...

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...