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  "path": "/2026/03/30/residency-fight-between-anne-arundel-democrats-heads-back-to-circuit-court/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-31T01:42:26.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
    "Election 2026",
    "Gov & Politics",
    "Justice",
    "Anne Arundel County Circuit Court",
    "Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Robert J. Thompson",
    "Gary Simmons",
    "Jill Carter",
    "John Dove",
    "Maryland State Board of Elections",
    "Maryland Supreme Court",
    "Robbie Leonard"
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  "textContent": "The state's highest court has ordered a lower court to reconsider a battle over the residency claims of one legislative candidate, saying the judge was too quick to dismiss the suit by an incumbent legislator.",
  "title": "Residency fight between Anne Arundel Democrats heads back to Circuit Court"
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