2023

March 22, 2023 Maryland PIRG Monday night marked a critical deadline in the Maryland General Assembly’s 90 day session. Monday night marked a critical deadline in the Maryland General Assembly’s 90 day session. Bills that have not passed either the …

March 16, 2023 The Southern Maryland Chronicle The Maryland Senate passed an election reform package designed to prevent a repeat of the 36-day delay in announcing the results of the 2022 Montgomery County primary election. Incumbent Marc Elrich was declared …

March 15, 2023 The Daily Record Sen. Cheryl Kagan, D-Montgomery, introduced eight pieces of legislation in an election reform package. (The Daily Record file/Bryan P. Sears) ANNAPOLIS – It took 36 days after the 2022 primary election to declare incumbent …

March 9, 2023 Maryland Matters Senate Judicial Proceedings Vice Chair Jeff Waldstreicher (D-Montgomery) speaks on the Senate floor March 9. Photo by Bryan P. Sears. Maryland’s Senate gave preliminary approval Thursday to a bill that would prohibit a person from …

February 28, 2023 The Herald-Mail More than 70 election-related bills have been proposed this year during the Maryland General Assembly’s legislative session in Annapolis. Sen. Cheryl Kagan, D-Montgomery, alone has eight. Such a bounty of bills begs the question: What exactly are …

March 17, 2023 Baltimore Sun Maryland elections in the past few years — amid a pandemic and a once-in-a-decade redistricting — have faced near-constant turbulence. Drastic changes to voters’ preferred methods of voting. Lawsuits alleging gerrymandering on racial and partisan grounds. Delays, in some cases lasting …

March 15, 2023 Maryland Reporter ANNAPOLIS, Md. – It took 36 days after the 2022 primary election to declare incumbent Marc Elrich as the Democratic nominee for Montgomery County Executive. Though Election Day occurred on July 19, the Montgomery County Board …

March 15, 2023 Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. – It took 36 days after the 2022 primary election to declare incumbent Marc Elrich as the Democratic nominee for Montgomery County Executive. Though Election Day occurred on July 19, the Montgomery …

March 8, 2023 Maryland Matters State lawmakers took another step in undoing a nearly two-decade old law that makes it difficult to remove Maryland’s top election official. Sponsors of the bills including Sen. Cheryl Kagan (D-Montgomery) say the bill is …

February 23, 2023 WMAR The Maryland Board of Elections website has the 2024 Primary Election day listed as April 23, 2024. That also happens to be the first full day of the Jewish holiday of Passover. Both Baltimore Mayor Brandon …