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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


The Way Forward for Multiparty Democracy in Maryland
By Andy Ellis “In 2024, after a panel discussion, I was talking with State Senator Charles Sydnor and I kept saying "two-party system." He stopped me. We don't have a two-party system, he said. You're on the ballot. You have a party. You're advocating to change things. Stop acting like you don't exist. He was right. Maryland doesn't have a two-party system. Maryland law explicitly creates two classes of political parties: principal parties (the Democrats and Republicans) and

Maryland Forward
Feb 161 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


How ranked choice voting works
See Article here: https://apnews.com/projects/ranked-choice-voting-explained/

Maryland Forward
Jul 14, 20251 min read
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