Jalisi seeks new election citing ballot issue

Former state Del. Hasan M. "Jay" Jalisi, who finished fifth out of six candidates in the District 10 Democratic primary, claims in a lawsuit filed against election officials that a ballot error in one precinct cost him a shot at returning to the State House.

By: Bryan P. Sears

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 593

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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A former state delegate is claiming a ballot error in one precinct cost him a shot at returning to the State House.

Hasan M. “Jay” Jalisi served in the House from 2015-2023. In a three-page lawsuit filed July 28, more than a month after the primary, Jalisi said his campaign to return to the House of Delegates was thwarted by an error that caused his name to be left off the early voting ballot …

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