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Voting Rights Coalition Urges Lawmakers to Pass Pro-Voter Bills to Strengthen Economic Opportunity
Democracy reform key to tackling the affordability crisis
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Joanne Antoine
Executive Director
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Hogan Urged to Authorize Pre-processing of Mail Ballots, SBE encouraged to consider legal action
Common Cause Maryland today urged outgoing Governor Larry Hogan to issue an Executive Order implementing his support for pre-processing of mail ballots.
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ACLU of Maryland and Common Cause Maryland Send Letter to State Board of Elections
The groups outlined significant problems that happened during the 2022 Gubernatorial Primary, and proposed changes that would prevent the issues from recurring in this fall’s General Election.
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Coalition Delivers Petitions to Put Small Donor Campaign Finance Charter Amendment on the Anne Arundel County Ballot
A coalition announced today the delivery of petitions to put a charter amendment on the ballot that would create a small donor campaign finance system for Anne Arundel County executive and council races.
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Maryland Election Results May Take Several Days, Even Weeks
Elections officials must wait until the day after polls close before they can start opening mail ballot envelopes and checking that voters have signed their oaths. Governor Larry Hogan vetoed a bill that would have allowed elections officials to begin pre-processing mail ballots before the polls close.
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Early Voting in Maryland’s Primary Elections Ends TOMORROW/Thursday
Nonpartisan Election Protection assistance is available for voters. “Our government ‘by the people’ is stronger and more representative when more people vote.”
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Early Voting in Maryland’s Primary Elections Starts Tomorrow
Nonpartisan Election Protection assistance is available for voters at 866-OUR-VOTE. If you’re eligible to participate in this primary, please make sure you vote.
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Maryland Governor Vetoes Elections Bills
In one of his last actions on legislation, Hogan has vetoed bills to make what he described as “positive changes to State election law.” The measures would have allowed elections clerks to pre-process mail-in ballots, so they can count the votes and announce results more quickly; created a statutory process allowing voters the opportunity to “cure” mistakes on their mail-in ballots, rather than having the ballots rejected; and provided for precinct-level reporting of early voting, mail-in voting and provisional ballots.
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Anti-Gerrymandering Groups Call on Legislature to Hold Fair and Transparent Mapping Process after Congressional Map Struck Down by Court
Today, the Anne Arundel Circuit Court of Maryland struck down the Maryland Congressional map on the grounds that the map unfairly favored Democrats.
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Statement on Court Ruling in Baltimore County Redistricting Case
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Pending Legislation Could Smooth Change to New Primary Date
The Maryland General Assembly is considering legislation that would ensure State and local Boards of Elections are able to navigate changes being made to the primary election due to redistricting.
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VICTORY: Federal Judge Orders Baltimore County to Submit Redistricting Plan that Complies with Voting Rights Act
BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD – In the federal court challenge to an illegal redistricting plan, brought by Black voters in Baltimore County and several civil rights organizations, Federal Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby granted a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the County’s plan and ordering them to submit a new plan that complies with the Voting Rights Act by March 8.
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More than 100 Maryland Organizations Call on the Senate to Maintain Virtual Access
On Monday February 14th, the Maryland Senate will end the public’s ability to provide remote virtual testimony during committee hearings.