MD Board of Elections chief discusses changes to campaign finance reporting; mail-in ballots

By Tom Hall,

Published January 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM EST

FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows dollar bills in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) — Maryland State Board of Elections on Monday unveiled the state’s new modernized campaign finance reporting platforms, **the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System (MD-CRIS) and the Business Contribution Disclosure System (BCDS)**, which together mark the most significant upgrade to the BOE's campaign finance technology in years. (2016 AP file photo shows dollar bills in New York.)

Joining Tom now is Jared DeMarinis. He’s the State Administrator of the Maryland Board of Elections.

The filing deadline for candidates to be on the primary election ballot this summer and the general election ballot in the fall is February 24. Primary day is June 23, a mere 159 days from today.

Jared DeMarinis is the State Administrator of Elections for the Maryland Board of Elections. He was appointed to that role in September 2023, following nearly two decades of service on the BOE. — **Jared DeMarinis** is the State Administrator of Elections for the Maryland Board of Elections. He was appointed to that role in September 2023, following nearly two decades of service on the BOE.

Candidates for office, the people who run their campaigns and the people who cover them will be navigating a new, modernized campaign finance reporting platform.

The Maryland State Board of Elections on Monday unveiled what it's calling the Maryland Campaign Reporting Information System (MD-CRIS) and the Business Contribution Disclosure System (BCDS). The BOE describes the new platforms as the state’s most significant upgrade to campaign finance technology in years.

Jared DeMarinis joins us on Zoom to tell us about the upgrade…and about how new US postal regulations will impact voters who choose to mail in their ballots this year.

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