• Ignoring advice from local and national election experts– this creates the unnecessary burden of adapting to another method of voting. Unless Gov. Hogan makes a change, this will be the third voting method in the past three elections.
• Requiring that every in-person polling place be used means that sites closed since March must reopen their doors to thousands of strangers.
• Scrambling to recruit election judges is the top focus of our local elections staffers. Many poll workers have already indicated that they will not return. This will require extra training, resources, and money. If they fall short, lines could be very long.
• Playing into the White House’s false narrative that mail-in voting leads to fraud (which has been completely debunked by every credible study)– Hogan has put inaccurate Republican talking points about voting by mail above the safety of Marylanders.

Please consider requesting a mail-in ballot for the upcoming election SOON. Let me warn you that the process is surprisingly cumbersome; I’m working to simplify it– but don’t delay!

Updating our State Song

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Heading Back to School….or Not

The Montgomery County School Board announced its plan for virtual-only learning through Fall Semester. The Board’s decision was made based on advice from County and State health officials that recommended against in-person instruction at this time. Goals include providing a dynamic learning experience; ensuring equal access to technology; and offering additional student support.

 

I understand how disappointed and frustrated you may be while navigating your return to work and normalcy. Future decisions on returning to the classroom rest with the School Board. Feel free to submit your feedback to them here.