Montgomery Community Media

There is so much preparation that goes on behind the scenes of an election here in Montgomery County. Hours of training and set up to make sure each vote is cast without a hitch. The county employs a staff at its Board of Elections in Gaithersburg. But there are 4,000 county residents who volunteer to […]

The Board of Elections notes that Maryland House Bill HB1499, signed into Law by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley on May 2, changes the candidate filing deadline in Gubernatorial Election years to the last Tuesday in February.  Therefore, the filing deadline for candidates who wish to appear on the 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election ballot is Tuesday, […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Health and Human Services Committee will begin its review of the Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget request of  the county’s Department of Health and Human Services at 9:30 a.m. on April 17. The review is part of the Council’s examination of the recommended budget presented by County Executive Isiah Leggett. In […]

Recently, the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee, chaired by Council President Nancy Navarro along with committee members, Valerie Ervin and Hans Riemer, heard testimony from Montgomery County Board of Elections President Mary Ann Keefe, Margaret Jurgenson, Election Director, Montgomery County Board of Elections, and Linda Lamone, State Administrator of Elections. Council President and Committee […]

The 2014 election is not as far off as you might think. Leadership Montgomery recently hosted a workshop, “How to Run for Elected Office,” for area residents interested in running a successful political campaign. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports. Panelists included: Montgomery County Councilmember Phil Andrews, former County Councilmember Mike Knapp, Katja Bullock of the Republican […]

The Montgomery County Board of Elections is seeking public comments on the proposed precinct changes through Wednesday, Mar. 6 at 5 p.m. As a result of the 2010 US Census the legislative district lines were adjusted in 2012 by the Governor and General Assembly.  The realignment of the legislative district lines requires precinct boundary modifications […]

The Montgomery County Board of Elections will hold a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8 to discuss legislation pending before the Maryland legislature. The meeting will be held via a conference call. Interested parties may listen to the conference call via speaker phone in the Board room of the Gaithersburg office. For […]

Montgomery Week in Review guest host Henry Hailstock spoke with Graciela Rivera-Oven, of the Board of Elections, about the lessons learned from Montgomery County’s experience with early voting in the last election. One improvement discussed was to include more early voting sites, including one in Gaithersburg which did not have an early voting site. Take […]

There are now 666,838 registered voters in Montgomery County, according to Board of Elections Public Information Officer Marjorie Rohrer. Rohrer said elections staff worked around the clock to process the rush of last minute registration forms. Although most voters will go to the polls to vote in the Presidential election on Nov. 6, some residents […]

The November 6th ballot is long and officials say Montgomery County voters may experience long waits at polling stations on Election Day. That’s why Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett and the Board of Elections are urging voters to review the sample ballot before heading to the polls. Officials are also urging voters to take advantage of […]