Maryland Politics

Do you need to be in a political party to vote in the 2024 Maryland primary? How can you register to vote in Maryland? Is same-day registration is available?

The Maryland General Assembly has wrapped up its 90-day legislative session. The session ended Monday night with lawmakers giving final passage of a bill to help port employees in the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Gov. Wes Moore is scheduled to sign the the emergency legislation on Tuesday, putting it into effect immediately. Lawmakers also approved a...

Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks says someone broke into her Senate campaign office in Silver Spring, Maryland on Thursday night.

A campaign staffer for Prince George’s County executive discovered the break-in when they got to work Friday morning.

Early voting will be available from Thursday, May 2 through Thursday, May 9, including over that weekend, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Here’s what to know about registering to vote in Maryland ahead of the 2024 primary, including whether you need to a registered member of a political party and how to register to vote.

Do you need to be in a political party to vote in the 2024 Maryland primary? How can you register to vote in Maryland? Is same-day registration is available?

The official primary day in Maryland is Tuesday, May 14, although early voting and mail-in voting are also options for voters.

Here are the dates you should keep in mind if you are participating in the Maryland 2024 primary elections.

A senator asked Diane Butler a variety of questions about her beliefs in elections security. Sen. Clarence Lam also questioned her about whether she once asked in a social media post about COVID-19 masking guidance if “Nazi armbands” were next, a post she could not rule out as hers.

Republicans hoping to pick up an open U.S. Senate seat in deep blue Maryland have the most competitive candidate they’ve had in decades. But former Gov. Larry Hogan will need more than GOP support at a time when Democrats’ outrage remains high about the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down constitutional protections for abortion. With Maryland voters set to decide...

John Duckett, surrounded by family, came to Annapolis, Maryland on Wednesday, to talk about the tragic loss of his 18-year-old son Jamari — and to help prevent other drunk driving crashes like the one that killed his son.

A Maryland family is fighting to change the way drunken drivers are penalized. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports on a push to strengthen vehicular manslaughter punishments in the state.

Maryland’s top political leaders have unveiled legislation to increase accountability for juvenile offenders and the adults who run the state’s juvenile justice system. Gov. Wes Moore appeared at a news conference Wednesday with top leaders of the Maryland General Assembly. The governor says he believes the state needs to rethink how cases are processed for young people when there is...

The Maryland General Assembly has gathered for its annual 90-day legislative session. It started Wednesday at noon with lawmakers set to wrestle with budget challenges as well as measures on affordable housing and public safety. Maryland is facing a projected structural deficit of $761 million in the next fiscal year. That deficit is expected to balloon to about $2.7 billion...

The Maryland General Assembly opens its annual legislative session with lawmakers set to wrestle with budget challenges as well as measures on affordable housing and public safety. Here’s a quick look at what to expect.

Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin announced at the beginning of the month that he will not seek reelection after his current term in the U.S. Senate ends, leaving his seat representing Maryland up for grabs in 2024. Here’s the full list of candidates running for his seat.

The race to replace U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin is heating up just days after he announced he’s not running for reelection. Rep. David Trone will run, he announced. News4’s Darcy Spencer has more on who’s in and who’s out.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed measures into law on Wednesday to protect abortion rights and expand Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming treatment in the heavily Democratic state.

Maryland voters will decide next year whether to enshrine the right to abortion in the Maryland Constitution, after the House of Delegates voted Thursday to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot.