The U.S. Supreme Court appears divided on the right of people to wear “Make America Great Again” hats or #MeToo buttons when they vote. Hearing arguments Wednesday in a case that could redefine First Amendment rights on Election Day, the ...

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COLLEGE PARK — Turns out, officials in the Maryland city of College Park failed to pass a charter amendment that would have allowed non-citizens to vote in municipal elections. The city made the announcement Friday, after officials realized that the ...

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COLLEGE PARK — A Maryland city has postponed a vote on a proposal that allows noncitizen residents, including those living in the country illegally, to vote in municipal elections. WTOP-FM reports the College Park City Council was supposed to vote on the ...

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State election data shows that the number of Maryland voters who wrote in their own candidate for president this year increased substantially compared to 2012. The Baltimore Sun reports that about 32,000 Maryland voters wrote in a candidate for president ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Maryland officials say the state saw a record number of voters casting ballots early. Media outlets report more than 800,000 people had turned out at polls by the time early voting ended Thursday evening. That’s more than the ...

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COLLEGE PARK —The state of Maryland, whose voters experienced long lines in the 2012 election, made big changes to the voting system to correct wait time problems and accommodate a group of newly eligible voters: ex-felons. Those that make their way ...

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ANNAPOLIS — It’s the last day for early voting in Maryland. Thursday is the last day voters in the state can cast their ballots ahead of Election Day. Early voting polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Any ...

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LANDOVER — Maryland officials are holding a news conference to discuss voting rights. Attorney General Brian Frosh will join Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks and Sen. Ben Cardin at an early voting site in Landover on Monday to ...

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Maryland will have a new accessible voting system for the blind this election. Attorney General Brian Frosh is joining with officials from the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore on Tuesday to demonstrate the machines. New ballot-marking devices will ...

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HAGERSTOWN — Maryland is going back to basics, with an ink pen and paper ballot, for the presidential primary elections. State Board of Elections Administrator Linda Lamone says that despite advances in digital technology, nothing safeguards a secret ballot like ...

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