July 21, 2022 Washington Post As scrutiny intensified Thursday of closely watched Maryland state and local races that hinge on mail-in ballot results, Montgomery County elections spokesman Gilberto Zelaya had to lay some ground rules. “Lava,” Zelaya said, stepping over …
Continue ReadingJuly 20, 2022 Washington Post As Maryland voters brace for days or weeks of not knowing who won tightly contested primary races, Gov. Larry Hogan doubled down on the veto that ensured the unprecedented scramble. A spokesman for term-limited …
Continue ReadingJuly 16, 2022 Baltimore Sun Maryland’s primary season — from the candidates’ announcements more than a year ago to the delayed voting dates because of redistricting — has already dragged on far longer than usual. And don’t expect it to …
Continue ReadingJuly 12, 2022 Washington Post Election results in tight races are likely to come days after Maryland’s July 19 primary as a pandemic-era shift to mail-in voting runs up against the state’s prohibition against counting ballots early, officials warn. Maryland regulations …
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July 21, 2022 WUSA9 Several races were still undecided as mail-in ballot counting began. The process could take weeks because of the large number of ballots. GERMANTOWN, Md. — Maryland elections workers started opening and counting mail-in ballots Thursday with …
Continue ReadingJuly 17, 2022 | Updated July 22, 2022 Washington Post Voters requested a record number of mail-in ballots, but elections officials must wait two days to start counting them It could be days or even weeks before analysts declare winners and …
Continue ReadingJuly 15, 2022 Washington Post Cheryl C. Kagan, a Democrat, represents Montgomery County in the Maryland Senate, where she is vice chair of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, which has jurisdiction over election law. Voters traditionally expect election …
Continue ReadingJuly 11, 2022 Maryland Matters A Maryland ballot dropbox was placed at the University of Maryland at Baltimore Community Engagement Center on West Baltimore Street for the June 2020 primary election. Photo by Hannah Gaskill. Just over a week ahead …
Continue ReadingJune 27, 2022 Montgomery Community Media Members from five area synagogues joined together June 25 on the lawn of Shaare Torah in Gaithersburg to mark the loss of abortion access in the U.S. About 150 people sat in a semicircle …
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