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MELANIE'S CORNER
In Melanie`s corner, the founder of Let Us Vote MD will share:
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Intresting articles about Open Primaries;
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Recent meetings she has attended;
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Intresting socials.


Judge appears skeptical of claim that unaffiliated voters can sue Maryland over closed primaries
Anne Arundel Circuit Court judge agrees that voters have standing to bring a lawsuit, but a fuller ruling is still to come Signs direct voters to a polling place at Sacred Heart Church in La Plata in this photo from the 2022 elections. (File photo by Angela Breck/Maryland Matters) By: Christine Condon An Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge issued a partial ruling Monday in favor of a group of unaffiliated Maryland voters who are challenging the state’s closed primary elec
Oct 22
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Maryland’s Closed Primaries Challenge: A Win for Independent Voters?
Maryland’s growing bloc of unaffiliated voters—almost 1 million strong, around 22% of all registered voters—has sparked a landmark...
Jun 24
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Chuck Todd: The next great reform movement is poised to begin now
Analysis: The last era of one-term presidencies transitioned into an era of intense political and policy reform. Voters are also poised...
Dec 23, 2024
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Let unaffiliated voters participate in Maryland’s primaries
by Boyd K. Rutherford, Former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland In the leadup to the elections in November, both of the leading candidates...
Dec 23, 2024
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Maryland’s unaffiliated voters are left out ofprimary elections, but they still pay for them
By GLYNIS KAZANJIAN PUBLISHED: December 16, 2024 at 5:00 AM EST Unaffiliated, Green Party and Libertarian voters don’t get to participate...
Dec 16, 2024
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2024 Year-End Review
This was a massive year for our movement. Because of supporters like you our growing movement: Placed 8 open primary referendums on the...
Dec 5, 2024
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Maryland State Legislature Survey Press Release
Maryland State Legislature Survey Press Release from Independent Voters of Maryland !
Nov 18, 2024
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Virtual Campaign Rally
Open Primaries, Unite America, the Forward Party, Veterans for All Voters, Independentvoting.org , and the Independent Voter Project are...
Oct 15, 2024
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Let America Vote Act
Co-sponsors Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) authored the bi-partisan Let America Vote Act. The Act would...
Oct 8, 2024
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INDEPENDENT NATIONAL CONVENTION
Denver, Colorado September 17-19, 2024
Sep 1, 2024
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Aug 18, 2024
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PBS NewsHour segment on Alaska’s Top-4 Open Primary system 5/30/24
How the parties select their candidates is a major factor in the increasing partisanship we’ve seen in recent years. Recently Alaska has...
Jul 2, 2024
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