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By David MeyersJul 18, 2022
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David Meyers is the Executive Editor of The Fulcrum. Before launching The Fulcrum, David spent more than two decades at CQ Roll Call, a leading publisher of political news and information. During his time there, David served as managing editor of Roll Call (“the newspaper of Capitol Hill”) and as managing editor of member information and research, which included co-editing the definitive biographical directory of Congress, “Politics in America.” David went on to lead all of CQ Roll Call’s congressional research teams as vice president of research and content development before shifting to a revenue and strategy role as vice president of business operations for Roll Call, working with the advertising and editorial teams to develop new revenue models and expand the company’s events business. David lives in Fairfax, Va., with his wife, two daughters and rottweiler. A graduate of Tufts University, David is a past president of the Tufts University Alumni Association. He is also a past president of the Washington Press Club Foundation, which works to celebrate and advance the role of women and minorities in the media. David currently serves on the board of directors for Temple B’nai Shalom in Fairfax Station.

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The results of the Maryland gubernatorial primary, which wraps up Tuesday, may provide insight into the state of the Republican Party with the leading candidates serving as proxies for the MAGA and moderate wings of the GOP.

Among the four candidates seeking the party’s nomination are Del. Dan Cox, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and former state Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz, who has been endorsed by the man she hopes to succeed, Gov. Larry Hogan.

The winner will face one of 10 candidates for the Democratic nomination. There are another 10 people seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Chris Van Hollen, and every U.S. House race has at least one competitive primary.

Maryland has term limits, preventing Hogan, a popular moderate Republican in a state that has Democratic supermajorities in the legislature, from seeking a third term. Recent polling had Cox slightly ahead of Schulz, but with nearly half of GOP voters undecided.

About 175,000 people cast ballots during Maryland’s eight days of early voting. The state has closed primaries, meaning only people registered with a party may participate in the primary.

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, Maryland’s divided government has instituted a number of legislative changes that have made it easier for people to vote.

In 2020 and 2021, the state enacted a pair of laws expanding the use of mail-in voting. The first requires that absentee ballots include prepaid postage and the second created permanent absentee voter lists, open to anyone eligible to vote by mail.

Among other changes:

  • A 2021 law requires public safety officials to provide voter registration materials to eligible voters upon their release from correctional facilities.
  • Another 2021 law punishes anyone who engages in campaign activities that obstruct access to drop boxes.
  • Two laws, one enacted in 2019 and another in 2020, expanded the use of voting centers.

The state hasn’t done a lot this year to change election laws this year. One enacted bill allowing the Board of Elections to place polling places in buildings where a business may have a liquor license. Another makes changes to campaign finance laws.

More notable is a bill that didn’t become law. In May, Hogan vetoed a bill that would have allowed voters to fix, or “cure,” rejected ballots and election officials to verify mail ballots earlier than currently allowed. While Hogan said he supported those provisions, he also wanted the bill to include a signature matching section.

Read more about voting changes in Maryland.


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The Constitution clearly states that Congress has the power to declare war. The President does not have that power. The War Powers Resolution of 1973 recognizes that distribution of power by saying that a President can only introduce military force into an existing or imminent hostility if Congress has declared war or specifically authorized the President to use military force, or there is a national emergency created by an attack on the U.S.

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