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A ballot drop box outside of the Civic Building in Silver Spring
Apr 2, 2026

Democrats ask judge to block Trump order tightening mail-in voting

The Democratic Party filed a lawsuit asking a U.S. judge to block President Donald Trump's executive order tightening mail-in voting nationwide.

President Donald Trump speaks as he shows a signed executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 31, 2026. (REUTERS/Evan Vucci)
Apr 1, 2026

Trump signs order tightening mail-in voting, drawing swift legal threats

President Donald Trump signed an executive order tightening rules on mail‑in voting nationwide, drawing immediate threats of legal challenges from voting rights groups and Democrats.

A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, July 1, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo)
Mar 23, 2026

Supreme Court conservatives lean toward GOP bid to limit mail-in voting

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism toward a law that allows a five-day grace period for mail-in ballots received after Election Day to be counted.

A motorist drops off a mail-in ballot outside of a voting center during Maryland’s 7th Congressional District special election, in Windsor Mill on April 28, 2020. (AP File Photo/Julio Cortez)
Nov 10, 2025

Supreme Court to decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots.

A ballot drop box outside of the Civic Building in Silver Spring
Jul 7, 2025

Trump, GOP target ballots arriving after Election Day that delay counts

Trump’s executive order pushes to ban counting mail ballots received after Election Day, igniting legal and legislative battles across states.

Cox, shrugging off poll results, revives primary attack on Moore
Apr 6, 2023

Md. high court explains unanimous rejection of Cox’s challenge to early vote counting

The Maryland Supreme Court’s rejection of failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cox’s challenge to the pre-Election Day counting of mail-in ballots was unanimous.

Cox, shrugging off poll results, revives primary attack on Moore
Feb 21, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court declines Cox’s appeal of early counting in 2022 election

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Dan Cox’s constitutional challenge to the order that permitted the early counting of mail-in ballots in the 2022 general election he lost.

In Maryland, Dems capitalized on mail in voting — but the GOP didn’t
Jan 3, 2023

In Maryland, Dems capitalized on mail in voting — but the GOP didn’t

In at least five major races in Maryland, Republican candidates led on Election Night only to see their leads slip away as mail-in ballots were counted.

A motorist drops off a mail-in ballot outside of a voting center during Maryland’s 7th Congressional District special election, in Windsor Mill on April 28, 2020. (AP File Photo/Julio Cortez)
Oct 7, 2022

Md.’s top court approves plan to count mail-in ballots early

The order allows the state's 24 local boards of election to begin counting mail-in ballots as they are received.

Cox, shrugging off poll results, revives primary attack on Moore
Oct 6, 2022

Md. elections board says part of Cox’s ballot counting appeal should be ignored

An attorney for the Maryland State Board of Elections is asking the state's highest court to ignore a portion of an appeal by a gubernatorial candidate, claiming the issue was not argued in a lower court.

Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots at the Kenosha Municipal building on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)
Oct 4, 2022

Cox appeals ruling on early mail ballot counting as unconstitutional

Republican Dan Cox is asking the Court of Appeals to overturn a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge's order issued last month.

Supreme Court could put new limits on voting rights lawsuits
Sep 29, 2022

Court of Special Appeals panel denies Cox’s request for stay on mail ballot counting order

A three-judge panel of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals has denied a request to stay a lower court order that would allow mail-in ballots to be counted as early as Saturday.