Maryland voters are making it clear that President Biden can count us out in the May 14th primary.

In recent months, a critical question has plagued residents of Maryland: how to make our voices heard when President Biden's officials ignore our pleas. This sentiment is deeply felt in areas like Baltimore and Columbia, where the community is acutely aware of the devastation in Gaza—a crisis we feel intimately connected to, as it impacts our friends, families, and broader communities. Despite our efforts through protests, letters, calls, and demonstrations, our pleas seem to fall on deaf ears while the tragedy in Gaza escalates. Frustrated with the lack of response, we are now turning to a more traditional method of democratic expression: our voting power.

In the upcoming Maryland Democratic primary, many, including lifelong Democrats, are choosing to vote "uncommitted" rather than support President Biden's reelection. This is not an endorsement of Trump or a desire to see him return to power. The Democratic primary election is an opportunity to question whether the incumbent genuinely holds the support of his own party's base. Maryland, crucial in the general election and a key component of the Democratic coalition, is becoming a battleground where voters are expressing their disappointment and demanding a change in policy. We are sending the warning sign to President Biden and the Democratic Party now, before it’s too late in November.

President Biden and Democratic Party leadership in Washington anticipate our anger will dissipate with time, expecting us to ultimately relent. However, by casting an uncommitted vote in the Maryland Democratic primary, we aim to convey a firm message of our persistent demand for a ceasefire and an end to financing Israel’s war crimes and genocide in Gaza.

If we can demonstrate our political power and discontent through thousands of 'Uncommitted' votes in the Maryland Democratic primaries, then Biden would feel more at risk of losing Maryland in the general election, prompting a potential reassessment of his financing and backing of Israel’s war in Gaza.

We are multiracial, multi-ethnic, multi-faith, pro-peace Marylanders telling President Biden that we are uncommitted to his administration’s funding of war and genocide in Gaza.

Maryland voters are sending President Biden a direct message in the Democratic primary: count us out, count Maryland uncommitted for Biden’s funding war and genocide in Gaza.

Biden must stop funding the Israeli government’s atrocities against the Palestinian people.

President Biden’s been a successful candidate in the past by representing a broad coalition, but right now he’s not representing the vast majority of Democrats who want a ceasefire and an end to our government's unconditional weapons funding of Israel.

He's not representing the young people who put him in office and turned out in the midterms -- and are now out protesting his policies in the streets.

Voting Uncommitted will vote to send an Uncommitted Delegate to the Democratic National Convention, where the Democratic Nominee is selected and the Party Platform is voted on. Delegates at the National Convention determine who the Presidential Nominee will be. Trump is not in that picture.

Yes, Maryland operates a closed primary system. This means you must be registered as a Democrat to participate in the Democratic primary.

Your registration as a Democrat for the primary does not affect your ability to vote for any candidate, regardless of party affiliation, in the general election.

The last date to register as a Democrat before the Primary is April 23, 2024

In Maryland, delegates are allocated by Congressional District as well as at-large. If we get at least 15% of votes in a Congressional Delegate, we can send an Uncommitted Delegate to the Democratic National Convention.