Read more about the article State Board of Elections Approves Mail-In Ballot Counting Guidance
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State Board of Elections Approves Mail-In Ballot Counting Guidance

The Maryland State Board of Elections this week approved public guidance explaining how local election boards will handle original and replacement mail-in ballots during the 2026 gubernatorial primary election. The guidance follows the mailing of more than 437,000 replacement ballots after election officials discovered that some voters may have received ballots associated with the wrong political party. Because election officials could not determine precisely which voters received incorrect ballots, the State sent replacement ballots to…

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June 10, 2026
Read more about the article Mail-In Ballot Deadline Looms as Primary Election Nears
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Mail-In Ballot Deadline Looms as Primary Election Nears

Maryland voters who plan to cast ballots by mail in the June 23 gubernatorial primary should take note of several upcoming deadlines. Voters who want to receive a mail-in ballot by mail or fax must submit their request by Tuesday, June 16. Election officials must receive the request by that date. Voters who prefer to receive a mail-in ballot electronically have until Friday, June 19, to submit an online request. Maryland voters can request a…

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June 4, 2026
Read more about the article Baltimore County GOP Selects Mangione for Vacant Council Seat
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Baltimore County GOP Selects Mangione for Vacant Council Seat

The Baltimore County Republican Central Committee on May 30 selected State Delegate Nino Mangione as its nominee to fill the vacant District 3 seat on the Baltimore County Council. Mangione emerged from a field of seven Republican candidates seeking the appointment. The committee held a public hearing before selecting a nominee to succeed longtime Council Member Wade Kach, who resigned effective May 7 due to health concerns. Kach represented northern Baltimore County on the County…

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June 1, 2026
Read more about the article May in Maryland: What’s News, What’s Noise?
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May in Maryland: What’s News, What’s Noise?

We're back with another special edition of the Conduit Street Podcast, with the MACo team taking up several issues from this month's headlines, and trying to sort out which are the real stories (news) and which are more smoke than fire (noise). Tune in to the Conduit Street Podcast weekly, wherever you get your podcasts! Subscribe to the Conduit Street Blog and stay in the know!  

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May 29, 2026
Read more about the article Replacement Ballot Mailing Process Moves Ahead of Schedule
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Replacement Ballot Mailing Process Moves Ahead of Schedule

State election officials moved replacement ballots out faster than originally expected this week as the State shifts from correcting the mail-in ballot issue to preparing for the processing and canvassing of returned ballots. The Maryland State Board of Elections announced that affected voters across Maryland should receive replacement ballots earlier than the vendor's previously announced May 29 mailing timeline. Earlier this week, election officials mailed replacement ballots to voters in Anne Arundel, Cecil, Charles, Frederick,…

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May 27, 2026
Read more about the article Conduit Street Podcast: Maryland Mail-In Ballot Questions, Answered
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Conduit Street Podcast: Maryland Mail-In Ballot Questions, Answered

This week on the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Michael Sanderson break down the recent vendor issue involving Maryland's mail-in ballots for the June 23 gubernatorial primary and walk through what county officials and voters need to know moving forward.   Mail-In Ballot Questions: What Is the County Government's Role? – Conduit Street Tune in to the Conduit Street Podcast weekly, wherever you get your podcasts! Subscribe to the Conduit Street Blog and stay in the…

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May 22, 2026
Read more about the article Mail-In Ballot Questions: What Is the County Government’s Role?
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Mail-In Ballot Questions: What Is the County Government’s Role?

Thousands of Maryland voters who requested mail-in ballots for the June 23 gubernatorial primary will receive replacement ballots after the Maryland State Board of Elections identified a vendor printing error that led some voters to receive the wrong party ballot. Because election officials could not determine with certainty which voters received correct ballots and which did not, the State Board decided to issue replacement ballots to everyone who received mailed ballots during the affected period.…

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May 19, 2026
Read more about the article Maryland by the Numbers: The Latest UMBC Poll With Mileah Kromer 
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Maryland by the Numbers: The Latest UMBC Poll With Mileah Kromer 

This week on the Conduit Street Podcast, Kevin Kinnally and Dominic Butchko sit down with Dr. Mileah Kromer, director of the Institute of Politics at UMBC, to break down the latest UMBC Poll releases and what they reveal about Maryland voters heading into the 2026 election cycle. Tune in to the Conduit Street Podcast weekly, wherever you get your podcasts! Subscribe to the Conduit Street Blog and stay in the know!

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May 8, 2026
Read more about the article New Mobile App Gives Voters Direct Access to Election Information
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New Mobile App Gives Voters Direct Access to Election Information

The Maryland State Board of Elections announced the launch of its voter resource phone app, Go Vote Maryland. Researchers and students from the Empowering Secure Elections research lab at Towson University and the Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement at the University of Maryland developed the app in partnership with the Maryland State Board of Elections. The free app is now available for download on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The app…

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May 6, 2026
Read more about the article Anne Arundel Needs 692 Republican Election Judges for June Primary
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Anne Arundel Needs 692 Republican Election Judges for June Primary

Anne Arundel County is short 692 Republican election judges ahead of the Tuesday, June 23, 2026, primary, prompting an urgent recruitment push from the local Board of Elections. Maryland law requires each polling place to include both Democratic and Republican judges to maintain bipartisan oversight. Anne Arundel has more than enough Democratic and unaffiliated applicants, but not enough Republicans to meet that requirement across all 142 polling locations. Election judges handle the core functions of…

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April 29, 2026
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