Elections board chair announces departure, new chair takes the reins

Maryland State Board of Elections Chair Michael G. Summers announced Thursday that he plans to leave the five-member board, leaving it evenly divided between two Democrats and two Republicans and likely setting off a scramble to replace him.

By: Bryan P. Sears

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: July 23, 2026

Words: 300

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Maryland State Board of Elections Chair Michael G. Summers announced Thursday that he will leave the board on July 31, leaving the five-member board evenly split for now between Democratic and Republican members.

Summers’ announcement came the same day the board was meeting to certify the results of last month’s primary elections and almost four months before the 2026 general election. It also came nearly two years before the end of Summers’ term, which was …

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