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Right now, 3 extremely important bills are about to run out of time! On March 23, 2026 if these three bills haven't had a vote, they will no longer have a chance to make a change. We need your help to save them! We've created an easy way for you to tell YOUR legislator that they need to step up and request that the Committee calls a vote on these bills. For each bill below, click the action button to easily send a prewritten email to your legislator. Open Primaries to All V

“A solid majority of Americans continue to say a third major U.S. political party is needed, but several follow-up questions in a recent Gallup survey cast doubt on their commitment to supporting one. While 55% of Americans say they are at least “somewhat likely” to vote for third-party candidates, only 15% say they are “very likely” to do so. But when asked how they would vote if a third-party candidate they preferred was unlikely to win, more Americans say they would change

BY: BRYAN P. SEARS Maryland Matters “Lawsuit argues current system of state-funded party primaries disenfranchises close to 1 million...

By: Carlo Marcomber “In a closed primary, only voters registered with a political party can participate. Independent voters are excluded...

See article here: https://marylandmatters.org/briefs/elections-board-seeks-dismissal-of-unaffiliated-voter-lawsuit/