Maryland Covid Legal Information
We drew these resources principally from Justin Levitt's list of COVID-19 election cases, Standford-MIT Healthy Elections Project COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker, and the National Center for State Legislatures' COVID-19 and 2020 Primary Elections page.
Litigation Tracker
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Maryland Green Party v. Hogan
Topics
Ballot Access; Signature Requirements
Status
Consent Decree 6/19
Date Filed
29/05/2020
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Description
Challenge to signature collection requirements.
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Ivey v. Lamone
Topics
Ballot Access; Signature Requirements
Status
Settled 7/20
Date Filed
07/07/2020
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Description
Challenge to signature requirements for independent candidates.
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Dhillon v. Wobensmith
Topics
Ballot Access; Signature Requirements
Status
Pending
Date Filed
28/07/2020
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
Description
Challenge to signature requirements for independent candidates.
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Executive Actions
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Renewal of Declaration of State of Emergency and Existence of Catastrophic Health Emergency -- COVID-19
Topics
Election Postponement
Date Filed
17/03/2020
Description
Maryland postponed its April 28 primary until June 2. The Governor's order also directed the State Board of Elections to conduct a special election to be held on April 28 entirely by mail.
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Renewal of Declaration of State of Emergency and Existence of Catastrophic Health Emergency -- COVID-19
Topics
Vote by Mail; Safety Measures
Date Filed
10/04/2020
Description
Maryland's Governor issued an executive order ratifying the State Board of Election plan for conducting their upcoming primary and special elections by mail. The order also implements various safety measures for those elections.
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