In 1777, all Maryland voters were required to take the Oath of Fidelity and Support.

Otherwise, Maryland voters were not especially forgiving.

Maryland voters have a history of electing candidates with long ties to the state, and have never been particularly impressed by credentials.

Maryland voters affirmed a law guaranteeing abortion rights.

Any registered Maryland voter may vote by absentee ballot.

In a referendum, Maryland voters rejected an effort to repeal a law passed last spring intended to ban cheap pistols.

Maryland voters approved slot machines in 2008 for five locations, including Worcester County.

The equal rights amendment to the State Constitution was ratified by Maryland voters in 1972.

Mr. Fleming said the letter to Maryland voters "has a little poetic license to it."

But Maryland voters and elected officials have grown increasingly disenchanted as evidence has mounted that the machines cannot be trusted.