Stay informed with breaking news updates about voting rights, democracy reform, litigation and legislation. Use the drop-down menu to organize by topic.
Though a woman of color will not be heading to the White House this year, history was still made with the election of Angela Alsobrooks (D) in Maryland and Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D) in Delaware – marking the first time ever that two Black women will serve together in the U.S. Senate.
A radical challenge to Maryland’s election administration will now go before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after right-wing groups appealed the dismissal of their case.
Maryland’s 2024 elections will continue as planned despite a long-shot right-wing challenge seeking to upend election administration in the state.
Yesterday, two right-wing groups filed a lawsuit challenging a host of election procedures in Maryland.
Noncitizens hoping to be enfranchised faced a mixed bag of results in Maryland elections this week, with two cities voting opposite ways on measures that would make progress on the issue.
On Monday, April 24, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) signed House Bill 535 (and its companion Senate Bill 379) into law, creating a cure process for mail-in ballots and requiring election officials to pre-process mail-in ballots before Election Day.
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, Maryland Democrats introduced Senate Bill 878 and House Bill 1104, the “Voting Rights Act of 2023 – Counties and Municipalities.”
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by failed gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cox (R).
On Friday, Oct. 7, the Maryland Court of Appeals affirmed a Sept. 23 decision to allow local Maryland boards of elections to begin canvassing and counting mail-in ballots beginning on Oct. 1, 2022.
On Friday, Oct. 7, the Maryland Court of Appeals heard arguments regarding an appeal of a decision to allow local Maryland boards of elections to begin canvassing and counting mail-in ballots beginning on Oct. 1, 2022.
Page 1 of 2