Montgomery Community Media

The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County (LWVMC) will host a virtual forum Oct. 5 for candidates running for Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education. The event will feature the following candidates: At-large candidates: Sunil Dasgupta and Lynne Harris; District 2 candidates: Michael Fryar and Rebecca Smondrowski; District 4 candidates: Shebra Evans and […]

In Maryland, residents will receive applications to request a mail-in ballot to vote in the November 2020 general election. Residents can also request a ballot to be delivered by mail, fax or electronically. Ballots must be completed by hand and delivered by mail or in-person. If you choose to receive an online ballot, you must […]

Las papeletas de muestra comenzarán a llegar a los votantes por correo en los próximos días. Los funcionarios de la Junta Electoral del Condado de Montgomery dicen que las papeletas de muestra contienen gran información sobre las ubicaciones de los buzones de votación, así como sobre cómo se verá la votación en persona y la […]

Sample ballots will start making their way to voters through the mail within the next couple of days. Montgomery County Board of Elections officials say the sample ballots have great information about ballot drop-box locations, as well as what voting in person and voting by mail will look like. Official ballots will be mailed out […]

Montgomery County Board of Education candidate Sunil Dasgupta talked with students from local high schools Thursday night about their experiences with virtual learning and what they think could be done better. “I want to come out of this [pandemic] stronger. I want to come out of this not with the old normal. I want to […]

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church and Lincoln Park Historical Foundation are co-hosting two virtual candidates forums on Monday, Sept. 21 starting at 6 p.m. The forums include the candidates for the Board of Education races at 6 p.m. and the candidates for Judge of the Circuit Court race at 8 p.m. There are three Board of […]

Las personas en todo el país están comenzando a recibir avisos del Servicio Postal de los EE.UU. con respecto a la preparación de la votación por correo. Si bien el mensaje recomienda a los votantes que soliciten las papeletas de votación por correo al menos 15 días antes del día de las elecciones, la Junta […]

People throughout the nation are starting to get notices from the U.S. Postal Service regarding vote-by-mail preparation. While the message recommends voters to request mail-in ballots at least 15 days before Election Day, Montgomery County Board of Elections says that’s cutting it too close and that residents should do it even sooner. The Board of […]

Los funcionarios de la Junta Electoral del Condado de Montgomery dicen que hay una gran necesidad de reclutar trabajadores electorales, especialmente de candidatos bilingües y republicanos. Actualmente, muchos voluntarios se han inscrito, pero las sesiones de capacitación práctica están a la mitad de su capacidad debido a la falta de candidatos que siguen el proceso […]

Montgomery County Board of Elections officials say there is a high demand for poll workers – especially candidates who are bilingual and Republican. Currently, lots of volunteers have signed up, but the hands-on training sessions are at half-capacity due to a lack of candidates following through on the application process. Without enough poll workers, authorities […]