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Baltimore City Council votes for Fair Elections
Emily ScarrState Director(410) 467-9389Contact person by emailRead more about Emily ScarrTuesday, June 26, 2018Last night, the Baltimore City Council voted unanimously to support a charter amendment...
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Baltimore City Council makes moves towards Fair Elections
Emily ScarrState Director(410) 467-9389Contact person by emailRead more about Emily ScarrTuesday, June 26, 2018Last night, the Baltimore City Council voted unanimously to support a charter amendment...
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2018 Legislative Scorecard
Emily ScarrState Director(410) 467-9389Contact person by emailRead more about Emily ScarrFriday, July 6, 2018The Maryland Public Interest Research Group (Maryland PIRG), a non-profit, non-partisan...
View ArticleVoters Get A Voice On Big Money: Baltimore Voters To Decide On Publicly...
Thursday, October 4, 2018On July 30, Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh signed the proposed amendment, thereby allowing voters to decide whether the city should allow public funding of local election...
View ArticleThird Maryland county set to limit big money's influence in elections
Tuesday, November 6, 2018Another Maryland county has taken action to offset the influence of wealthy special interests over our elections.Democracy
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Democracy Wins on the Maryland Ballot
Emily ScarrState Director(410) 467-9389Contact person by emailRead more about Emily ScarrWednesday, November 7, 2018On Tuesday, voters approved 3 ballot questions backed by Maryland PIRG, each playing...
View ArticleFair Election Fund Charter Amendment Passes
On Tuesday, Baltimore City voters approved an amendment to the city charter to create the Fair Election Fund and Commission. Proponents of the measure say it will bring balance to our democracy and...
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2019 Legislative Priorities
Emily ScarrState Director(410) 467-9389Contact person by emailRead more about Emily ScarrWednesday, January 9, 2019Maryland's 90 day legislative session starts today. Here are our top priorities.Public...
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2019 Legislative Priorities
Emily ScarrState Director(410) 467-9389Contact person by emailRead more about Emily ScarrMonday, March 11, 2019Maryland PIRG’s mission is to deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest activism...
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Testimony: Election Day Registration
Emily ScarrState Director(410) 467-9389Contact person by emailRead more about Emily ScarrWednesday, February 13, 2019Our testimony on the bill to allow eligible voters to register to vote, update their...
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Testimony: Maryland Small Donor Incentive Act
Emily ScarrState Director(410) 467-9389Contact person by emailRead more about Emily ScarrTuesday, March 5, 2019Our testimony on HB1017, a bill to establish small donor public financing for general...
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Baltimore City Council makes moves towards Fair Elections
Emily ScarrState Director(410) 467-9389Contact person by emailRead more about Emily ScarrTuesday, June 26, 2018Last night, the Baltimore City Council voted unanimously to support a charter amendment...
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Baltimore City Council votes for Fair Elections
Emily ScarrState Director(410) 467-9389Contact person by emailRead more about Emily ScarrTuesday, June 26, 2018Last night, the Baltimore City Council voted unanimously to support a charter amendment...
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Baltimore City Council makes moves towards Fair Elections
Emily ScarrState Director(410) 467-9389Contact person by emailRead more about Emily ScarrTuesday, June 26, 2018Last night, the Baltimore City Council voted unanimously to support a charter amendment...
View ArticleMONTGOMERY CO. PUBLIC ELECTION FUND SUCCESSFULLY ENCOURAGES AND EMPOWERS...
A report released today by Maryland PIRG Foundation finds that the Montgomery County Public Election Fund is working as intended, and is encouraging more small donor participation.
View ArticleFair Elections in Montgomery County
This report analyzes the fundraising data from the 2018 county elections, the first election in Maryland to use a small donor matching system. Overall, the small donor matching system was largely...
View ArticleNew report highlights success of Montgomery Public Election
Monday, October 7, 2019In Maryland's Montgomery County, if you wanted to run a campaign for public office funded by small donations from average people, you'd now have a fighting chance against the...
View ArticleBaltimore Fair Elections Program Moves to Full Council Vote
This evening, the Baltimore City Council voted unanimously to move Council Bill 19-0403 to establish the Baltimore City Fair Elections program.
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Student Voter Empowerment Act
Rishi ShahAssociateContact person by emailRead more about Rishi ShahTuesday, December 17, 2019Many Marylanders, especially young Marylanders, are not participating in elections. In the 2016...
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2019 Year in Review
Emily ScarrState Director(410) 467-9389Contact person by emailRead more about Emily ScarrThursday, January 2, 20202019 was another big year in the fight for the public interest. Here's just a small...
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