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Watchdog Group Demands Transparency as Redistricting Commission Advances Without Public Maps

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Watchdog Group Demands Transparency as Redistricting Commission Advances Without Public Maps

Common Cause Maryland is calling out a glaring lack of transparency from the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission, which decided to move forward with mid-decade redistricting today despite failing to release any proposed maps to the public.

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Maryland attorney general appeals judges’ order to redraw Congressional districts, seeks Supreme Court ruling

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Maryland attorney general appeals judges’ order to redraw Congressional districts, seeks Supreme Court ruling


Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh announced Thursday that he is appealing a federal ruling that threw out the state’s congressional map for the 6th District after determining that Democratic officials unconstitutionally drew the boundary to diminish Republican influence.

Maryland Voters Pass Election Day Voter Registration

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Maryland Voters Pass Election Day Voter Registration

Marylanders voted for a commonsense, pro-democracy reform. They voted for a ballot initiative that gives eligible voters the right to register, update their registration, and vote on every Election Day in the future.

Democracy Dies in Darkness: Voters Have Right to Know Funders of Online Political Ads

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Democracy Dies in Darkness: Voters Have Right to Know Funders of Online Political Ads

The Washington Post, Baltimore Sun and other local newspapers have sued the state of Maryland to avoid complying with the state’s campaign finance disclosure law, a measure that allows Maryland citizens to easily obtain meaningful information about groups and individuals seeking to influence their vote through ads run on their publications’ online platforms. Common Cause Maryland and the Campaign Legal Center filed a brief in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, arguing that the state should enforce its campaign finance...

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