By Adam Pagnucco. The State Board of Elections (SBE) has notified the county executive campaign of Council Member Will Jawando that it has received a complaint about his financial transactions…
State Board of Elections
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s time to start breaking down fundraising in key races since the January campaign finance reports are now in. For candidates in traditional financing (which includes some…
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday was the deadline for candidates to file their Annual 2026 campaign finance reports. It’s an important moment in this election season as candidates show their financial…
State Board of Elections Fights Deepfakes
By Adam Pagnucco. Deepfakes are phony images and videos created with artificial intelligence that spread false information, including about candidates and elections. WMAR-2 in Baltimore highlighted these two X posts…
Boards of Elections Comment on Creepy Mailer
By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, our post about a creepy get out the vote mailer from a nonprofit spread like wildfire and, at this writing, has soared to number one in…
What Happened to These State Bills?
By Adam Pagnucco. Over the last several months, I wrote about a few state bills that have since been resolved in the most recent session of the General Assembly. Let’s…
By Adam Pagnucco. Few legislators in Annapolis have introduced more bills on elections in recent years than Senator Cheryl Kagan, and her new package of reforms does not disappoint. I…
Why the Democrats Must Get Rid of Lamone
By Adam Pagnucco. State elections administrator Linda Lamone is one of the great survivors in Maryland political history. Ensconced in her perch since 1997, she has weathered crisis after crisis…
By Adam Pagnucco. Comptroller Peter Franchot, who has previously called for the resignation of state elections administrator Linda Lamone, has sent the email below to every member of the General…
Repeal the Linda Lamone for Life Law
By Adam Pagnucco. Imagine a senior state employee appointed by the governor to a politically sensitive position. Now imagine the following hypothetical situation: the employee commits a heinous crime covered…
