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2026 State Legislation - Call to Action
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

Maryland Forward
Mar 102 min read


It’s time to give the voters what they want.
“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

Maryland Forward
Oct 25, 20251 min read


Unaffiliated voters ask judge to let their challenge to partisan primaries proceed
BY: BRYAN P. SEARS Maryland Matters “Lawsuit argues current system of state-funded party primaries disenfranchises close to 1 million...

Maryland Forward
Oct 8, 20251 min read


New Research Estimates Cost of Closed Primary Elections, Implementing Partisan Voter Registration
By: Carlo Marcomber “In a closed primary, only voters registered with a political party can participate. Independent voters are excluded...

Maryland Forward
Sep 4, 20251 min read


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

Maryland Forward
Aug 2, 20251 min read
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