‘Deceased voters’: RNC hits Maryland with election integrity lawsuit

Registration in several counties described as ‘impossibly high’

The Republican National Committee (RNC) sued Maryland election officials on Friday over their alleged failure to maintain their voter rolls.

Registration in several Maryland counties is “impossibly high,” with two of the state’s biggest counties reporting more registered voters than adult citizens, according to the lawsuit. Ten other counties have registration rates that exceed 95% of adult citizens, though 2022 U.S. Census Bureau data indicates the state’s registration rate is only around 75.6%.

“Marylanders deserve to have confidence in their elections and to know that their state is properly maintaining its voter rolls,” RNC Chair Joe Gruters said. “The State Board of Elections has failed to do its job and remove ineligible or deceased voters from its rolls. Marylanders have a right to accurate voter rolls, which is why the RNC is suing today.”

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