Overview
- Early voting concluded on Thursday, June 18, with Early Voting Centers open daily from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and same‑day registration available at those centers.
- A group of five unaffiliated voters has filed a lawsuit now before the Maryland Appellate Court arguing the closed primary system bars roughly 1 million Marylanders from party primaries.
- State officials are implementing special counting procedures after a vendor printing error forced issuance of more than 437,000 replacement mail‑in ballots and delayed canvassing of original mail ballots until July 6 to prevent double counting.
- Primary Election Day is Tuesday, June 23, with polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; mail‑in ballots must be postmarked by or on Election Day or delivered by 8 p.m. to be counted.
- High‑profile contests for governor, all eight U.S. House seats and the full state legislature make the outcome of the lawsuit and the replacement‑ballot process likely to affect who decides close races and the timing of certification and hearings.