Montgomery Community Media

On Oct. 21, the Montgomery County Board of Elections designated the nine early voting locations for the 2014 gubernatorial primary and general election. This is the final list of site pending the approval of the Maryland State Board of Elections. Early voting for the primary election will occur from June 12 –  19, 2014. Early voting for […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GO) Committee will hold a worksession on the proposed list of early voting sites in Montgomery County at 1 p.m. on Oct. 14. The Maryland General Assembly, in its 2013 session, approved increasing the number of early voting sites in the County from five to eight […]

A new Maryland law paves the way for three new early voting centers in Montgomery County and opens the door for a fourth one. The Montgomery County Board of Elections is seeking public input on a list of 17 proposed Early Voting Centers for the 2014 elections. Board Director Margaret Jurgensen explains the process and […]

Governor Martin O’Malley signed legislation improving access to voting in the state on May 2. Maryland first allowed early voting during the 2010 primary elections. In November 2012, more than 16 percent of registered voters in Maryland cast their ballots during the early voting period. Some polling places experienced long waits for early voting. The […]

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 […]

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 […]

Although absentee and provisional ballots are still being counted, it is clear that early voting will be remembered as a winner in Montgomery Coujnty. MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke reports that Election Day went smoothly in Montgomery County. For more information about election results and voter turnout, visit www.777vote.org. The election results will be certified on Nov. […]

A total of 77,939 voters, or 12.65% of the county’s registered voters, cast ballots at five early voting centers in Montgomery County, according to the Board of Elections (BOE) office. Early voting began on Oct. 27 and ended at 9 p.m. on Nov. 2. Hurricane Sandy disrupted early voting for two days (Oct. 29 and […]

UPDATED 10.30.12 Early voting was suspended on Oct. 29 and Oct. 30 because of Hurricane Sandy. Early voting resumes on Oct. 31 and will be extended to Nov. 2 with longer hours: 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. You can find the five early voting centers below ———————————————————————————————————————————- The Board of Elections is encouraging residents to […]

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 […]