Maryland
Complete coverage for Maryland can be found below. (Return to States List)
Information & Analysis
November, 2010
February, 2008
January, 2007
- ACORN Sues Over Bus Stop Registration (1/19/07)
Commentary
2006
- Serious Issues Surface in Maryland (11/02/06)
News Wire
Election law news from across the country concerning Maryland
April, 2013
February, 2013
- Campaign finance loophole may be plugged (2/08/13)
- Md. House panel considers increasing the number of early voting days, voting centers (2/08/13)
January, 2013
June, 2012
- Maryland group alleges voter-roll problems (6/25/12)
- Maryland campaign donation loophole targeted (6/14/12)
May, 2012
- Civil penalty adds to fallout from Maryland robo-call case (5/31/12)
- Maryland’s Highest State Court Construes Law on Petition-Checking in an Unfavorable Manner (5/21/12)
- Henson found guilty of one charge in robocall scandal (5/11/12)
- Jury seated in Julius Henson election law fraud trial (5/02/12)
March, 2012
December, 2011
March, 2011
- Court OKs messy signatures on petitions (3/22/11)
November, 2010
August, 2010
- Early voting comes to Maryland (8/26/10)
July, 2010
- Maryland invalidates indepedent voters (7/19/10)
June, 2010
- Vote early (but not often) (6/21/10)
May, 2010
March, 2010
February, 2010
November, 2009
- E-voting system lets voters verify their ballots are counted (11/03/09)
- First Test for Election Cryptography (11/02/09)
October, 2009
April, 2009
- Maryland legislature approves early voting bill (4/14/09)
- Candidate Says Voter Lists Are Flawed (4/02/09)
March, 2009
- House Approves Early-Voting Bill, Ban on Chemical in Baby Bottles (3/29/09)
- MD Bill Would Delay Voting Machine Switch (3/06/09)
February, 2009
- Lawmakers debate voting reform (2/27/09)
January, 2009
- Flexibilty sought for early voting (1/30/09)
- Legislator pushes election day voter registration (1/29/09)
- Md. lawmakers warned to limit early-voting options (1/28/09)
- Legislator pushes election day voter registration (1/28/09)
December, 2008
- State fights Diebold over e-voting security (12/26/08)
- Md. seeks $8.5M for flawed voting machines (12/24/08)
- Md. election board seeks '09 touch-screen pact (12/15/08)
- Md. election board seeks '09 touch-screen pact (12/15/08)
November, 2008
- Harris-Kratovil: How long will it last? (11/07/08)
- Long lines, but few glitches on Election Day (11/04/08)
- Md. electorate to decide if polls can open before Election Day (11/02/08)
October, 2008
- Va., Md., will drop machines used for electronic voting (10/31/08)
- Md. US Attorney Creates Election Fraud Task Force (10/20/08)
- Republican Lawmakers Oppose Amendment on Early Voting (10/10/08)
September, 2008
August, 2008
- Editorial: No-confidence vote (8/29/08)
- Slots opponents drafting suit over ballot wording (8/26/08)
- Letter to the Editor: Something Can Be Done About Lines at the Polls (8/10/08)
July, 2008
- Voter registration spiking for young adults in area (7/28/08)
- Ruling Clears Way for November Vote on Transgender Measure (7/25/08)
- Predicting long delays at polls, group urges paper ballots in Nov. (7/24/08)
Litigation
Active Cases
There are no active cases in Maryland that Election Law @ Moritz is covering at this time.
Archived Cases
- ACORN v. Dickerson (Voter Registration)
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Commentary
Arizona: Voter Registration and the Road Ahead
Justin Levitt
June arrived with two election law cases at the Supreme Court. One is still pending: a highly anticipated decision on section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The other, more frequently overlooked, was decided yesterday. And there are some quirks of the opinion that seem to depart from the swiftly congealing conventional wisdom that the states might actually have "won," and now need only run out the clock.
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