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With General Assembly primaries looming, it’s all about Trump all across MD
President Donald Trump stands at the center of everything in Washington these days — as well as Maryland’s June 23 General Assembly primaries.
MD ballot error: Original mail-ins to be counted if replacements not returned
Maryland’s elections administrator confirmed that after some incorrect ballots were sent out, they will still be counted if voters neglect to submit their replacement ballots.
Judge declines to block Trump’s mail-in voting executive order
A U.S. judge declined to immediately block President Donald Trump's executive order tightening rules on mail-in voting.
South Carolina Republicans block Trump’s effort to gain more House seats
Republicans faced another setback in their plans to redraw congressional maps, with members of their own party blocking new districts in South Carolina.
Court blocks Alabama from erasing significantly Black House district
A panel of federal judges blocked Alabama from using an electoral map that would eliminate one of the state's two majority-Black U.S. House districts.
Trump officials tried to ban half of US voting machines, citing conspiracy theories
President Donald Trump’s election-security czar last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states.
Justice Jackson criticizes Supreme Court’s handling of major voting case
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized the Supreme Court, saying its decision to expedite a ruling in a major voting rights case made it appear political.
Supreme Court’s uneven approach to election-map rulings boosts Republicans
The Supreme Court's seemingly inconsistent approach to the Purcell principle in three cases resulted each time in a decision favorable to Republicans.
Trump uses MD mail-in ballot error to advocate for SAVE Act
President Donald Trump pointed to incorrect mail-in ballots in Maryland as reason to advocate for the passage of strict voting rights legislation, prompting an official to defend the state's election process.
Supreme Court rebuffs Virginia Democrats in bid for new voting map
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a bid by Virginia Democrats to revive a voting map designed to help their party wrest control of the U.S. House.
New MD law aims to protect voting rights
Maryland's new voting rights law aims to protect voters after the Supreme Court's decision limiting federal protections under the Voting Rights Act.
Virginia’s high court strikes down voter-passed House map favoring Democrats
The Supreme Court of Virginia has invalidated the referendum that could have given Democrats four extra seats in the U.S. House.
