By Josh Kurtz
Officially, the special congressional election in Maryland’s 7th District Tuesday pits former Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D) against conservative commentator Kimberly Klacik (R) for the right to finish the term of the late Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D).
But with the outcome likely a foregone conclusion in a heavily black and historically Democratic district, the real question about Tuesday’s election is how state elections officials handle voting that is done almost entirely by mail — and what that portends for the state’s June 2 primary, which will also largely be a vote-by-mail affair.