The number of requested mail-in ballots has already exceeded the unprecedented half a million mail-in ballots in the July primary election.
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Moore, Cox join candidates at Eastern Shore campaign event
Approximately 5,000 people attended this year’s J. Millard Tawes Crab & Clam Bake, where booths, signs and hats advertising 2022 political candidates could be spotted throughout the event.
Court considers second Cox effort to halt Maryland early vote count
Just four days before the Maryland State Board of Elections is to begin counting early mail-in ballots, Republican gubernatorial nominee Dan Cox filed another effort to halt the board’s plan to certify the Nov. 8 elections earlier.
Court approves early counting of Maryland mail-in ballots
Prior to the court’s ruling, Maryland election laws only authorized the counting of mail-in ballots on the Thursday after election day.
Release of Adnan Syed focuses attention on Maryland wrongful prosecutions
At least 3,000 exonerated individuals in the U.S. have spent a combined 25,000 years of their lives behind bars due to wrongful prosecution as of March 2022, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
Abortion providers face increasing attacks, harassment
Although abortion providers work a job that is not inherently dangerous, incidents of violence and harassment against workers in their field have increased in the past year. Because of the frequency of attacks, abortion providers in Maryland are fearful of sharing their last names.
Court to decide by weekend on counting mail-in votes early
Election board members said the current rule of waiting to count votes until the Thursday after the election will “leave local, statewide, and even federal contests without certified results until late December 2022 or early January 2023.”
Cox, Moore campaigns heat up as early voting nears
Democratic nominee Wes Moore and his Republican opponent, Dan Cox, have begun campaigning in earnest after being relatively dormant over the past month.
Maryland becomes haven for out-of-state abortion seekers, providers
Maryland abortion providers see influx of out-of-state patients since the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
Maryland launches outreach to speed up rollout of new COVID boosters
The boosters are now available at over 850 pharmacies and drugstores, according to the governor’s office, but some chains like Walmart said they are still waiting on doses to arrive.