2022 MD Governor's race: on Government Reform

Ashwani Jain: Committed to imposing anti-corruption measures

I am committing to the following if elected:
• Imposing a 4-year lobbying ban for the Governor, Lt. Governor and agency heads from becoming corporate lobbyists after they leave their positions.
• Requiring the Governor, Lt. Governor and agency heads to place any of their personal businesses into a blind trust to be sold off if elected.
• Banning the Governor, Lt. Governor and agency heads from owning stocks or serving on for-profit corporate boards while in office.

Dan Cox: Require citizen voter ID, end unverified mail-in ballots

Dan Cox: One of the big issues is less burdensome regulations

A: Jobs/small business, lower taxation and education to support a growing need of families to have opportunity and less burdensome regulations.

Dan Cox: We need more transparency; all meetings will be open

COX: Yes, but we need more transparency. As governor, I will order each government agency to provide reports and audits and will publish those online. All government meetings will be open for public access and information.

Doug Gansler: Judicial retention elections promote diversity on the bench

• Converting judicial elections to judicial retention elections. A diverse bench is vital for racial justice so that people from communities that have been hurt by an overly punitive criminal justice system act as judges. Judicial appointment with retention elections has been shown to promote diversity on the bench and Maryland must move to such a system to improve criminal justice outcomes.
• Meaningfully diversify state government at every level. The state government should reflect the diversity of Maryland, which is a majority nonwhite state. The Gansler administration, from the top level down, will reflect that diversity. Our administration is committed to conducting a generational transformation of the State of Maryland's personnel system.

Larry Hogan: Just like Trump he refuses to release his tax returns

Michael Steele: Biden showed moral courage in criticizing voter suppression

STEELE: He showed his interest in the very fundamental thing that we appreciate constitutionally, and that is the right to vote. And now the test is going to be on us as citizens to meet the challenge of the president to stick our moral courage to that sticking point, if you will, to make sure that these types of offenses to our democracy are rebuffed.

Michael Steele: We know this is all about a fear of black voters

Peter Franchot: Deliver on specific goals to rebuild trust in government

As part of this process and to immediately build trust in government, the Franchot administration will deliver on three specific goals within the first six months of the first term:
1. Fill every pothole on state roads;
2. Clean all trash on state roads; and
3. Answer every Marylander's call to state agencies within 60 seconds with a live, friendly, trained professional.

Peter Franchot: Create a universal, transparent vote by mail system

Robin Ficker: 2016: Helped pass ballot measure for county term limits

Rushern Baker: Require dark money groups to disclose their donors

Wes Moore: Opposed GOP voter ID bill as voter suppression

"Maryland Republicans just introduced a bill that would make it harder for Black folks to vote.

"I need 5,000 signatures on my petition to show Republicans that Marylanders--and Americans nationwide--OPPOSE voter suppression. Will you add your name before midnight?"