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 Voters with HB 0496

This bill allow unaffiliated voters to vote the ballot of a chosen party without becoming automatically affiliated with that party.

Allow Montgomery County to Try RCV with HB 0580

This bill gives permission for the Montgomery County Council to adopt, by law, a ranked-choice voting method or an approval method of voting for certain local elections.

Stop Hand-Selection of Vacancies and Give the Choice to the Voters with HB 0050 / SB 0005

This bill proposes a Constitutional Amendment that requires special elections to be held to fill a vacancy in the office of Delegate or Senator in the Maryland General Assembly.

Major Priorities for Maryland Forward Party

As champions for voter reform, we invite you to learn more about our priorities related to:

1. Open Primaries

2. Ranked Choice Voting

3. Legislative Vacancy Reform

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