The Baltimore County Council is set to vote on a bill that would set up a public campaign finance system in the jurisdiction Monday,…
Lawmakers are set to convene a special session on Monday to tackle congressional redistricting, but anti-gerrymandering activists say the window for members of the…
Next week’s special General Assembly session has a fairly limited agenda. Lawmakers are scheduled to produce a new congressional map for Maryland, consider whether…
Baltimore County Executive John A. Olszewski Jr. (D) said Tuesday he is forming an independent Commission on Ethics and Accountability, to evaluate the county’s…
A coalition of fair elections advocates wants the Maryland State Board of Elections to allow more federal agencies to register voters in the state…
Election reform had momentum heading into Maryland’s 2021 legislative session after voters overwhelmingly embraced absentee ballots, early voting and ballot drop-off boxes during the…
Fair elections advocates are calling on the Maryland Citizens Redistricting Commission to hold a public hearing solely for Baltimore City, warning that the commission’s…
We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to pass a new law, the For the People Act, that secures our elections, protects our freedom to vote,…
As Other States Move to Restrict Voting, the Maryland General Assembly Passed Bills to Expand Access
After an unconventional 2020 election which saw unprecedented absentee ballot use, Maryland lawmakers instituted a slew of election reforms during the 2021 legislative session….
The Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee took up several House election reforms Thursday, including a proposal to permanently expand ballot drop-off boxes…