Petitions submitted to put law on ballot

Republicans representing Marylanders for Fair Elections submitted petitions containing more than 40,000 signatures to state officials Tuesday, seeking to block implementation of new voting rights laws and put them on the November ballot.

Tom Roskelly, who heads the group, said, “Early voting per se is not the issue. Early voting without the proper safeguards is the issue.” His goal is to collect more than 110,00 signatures. The signatures must be certified by local boards of elections.