There was only one early voting location in St. Mary’s County last fall.  It was 14 miles away from the community with the highest concentration of low-income voters and voters of color in the county. Objections were raised, but the State Board of Elections was powerless to act.

My Voters Rights Protection Act (House Bill 57) would authorize the State Board of Elections to establish an additional polling place in a specific area if the Board determines that the absence of a polling place is discriminatory on the basis of race, color, religion, or disability.

Today I was asked to draft language that would identify who could make such a claim to the Board.

I’ve asked people who know Maryland’s election law far better than I do: “Is there relevant language in the Election Law article or elsewhere in the Code?”

If we’ve done it before, we’re more likely to do it again.

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A settlement with McKinsey & Company for unfair opioids marketing was announced today by Attorney General Brian Frosh.

Maryland will receive more than $12 million.

I introduced the law requiring that the funds received from an opioid settlement be spent to address the problems associated with the opioid epidemic.

I will now see if reassurances are needed to make sure this happens.