Baltimore Sun (Editorial): Finding a better way to fill Maryland’s state legislative vacancies
12.5.2023 / By Baltimore Sun Editorial Board
Baltimore Sun (Editorial): Finding a better way to fill Maryland’s state legislative vacancies
Common Cause Maryland and others see a troubling pattern. You make friends with party insiders and your path to the State House is far easier. You get the appointment and then special interest money steered your way keeps you in the job. Other vacancies from state attorney general to comptroller to U.S. Senate seats get a special election (under a 2016 state constitutional amendment ratified by voters).
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