The Maryland legislature adjourned for the year on April 11. The only election law bill of interest that passed was HB 671, which moves primary dates. The presidential primary moves from mid-February to the first Tuesday in April. The primary for other office moves from September to the last Tuesday in June. The Governor has not signed it yet, but it is expected that he will.

SB 630, which would have restored common-sense principles to determine if signatures on petitions are valid, failed to make any progress. If that bill had passed, the lawsuit filed on April 11 by the Libertarian and Green Parties would not have been necessary.

The bill to increase filing fees, and the bill to repeal the National Popular Vote Plan, failed to pass.