“Preserve All Records”: DOJ Puts Democrat-Run Maryland on Notice in Election Integrity Probe

In this ZeroHedge article, the Maryland Freedom Caucus says the Justice Department has put Maryland election officials on notice after a major mail-in ballot error raised fresh concerns about election integrity.

• Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon announced that the DOJ Civil Rights Division ordered Maryland’s State Board of Elections to preserve records related to mail-in ballot problems during the state’s primary election season.
• The controversy centers on reports that a third-party, out-of-state vendor mailed more than half a million ballots to the wrong primary voters.
• Dhillon said on X that Maryland’s mail-in ballot mistakes would not go unnoticed by the Justice Department.
• The article notes that President Trump had called for a federal investigation shortly after the Maryland Freedom Caucus urged similar action.
• Maryland Freedom Caucus Chair Matt Morgan argued that voters receiving the wrong ballots is not a harmless error but the sort of failure that damages public trust in elections.
• Secure the Vote MD President Kate Sullivan said 565,639 Maryland voters were failed by the system and called for every affected voter to have a guaranteed path to a clean, counted ballot.
• The Maryland Freedom Caucus used the episode to renew its push for voter ID, citizen-only voting, and more in-person voting, saying its Secure the Vote Act of 2026 did not receive a committee vote.
• Delegate Lauren Arikan praised Trump for following through on calls to investigate Maryland’s no-excuse mail-in ballot problems.
• The article frames the DOJ action as a major escalation in pressure on Maryland election officials after what critics call a serious breach of trust.

Read the full story: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/preserve-all-records-doj-puts-democrat-run-maryland-notice-election-integrity-probe