Montgomery Community Media

Con menos de 24 horas para el día de las elecciones, el lunes marca el último día de votación anticipada en el condado de Montgomery. La Junta Electoral local insta a los votantes a aprovechar los tiempos de espera cortos durante la votación anticipada, ya que esperan un aumento repentino el martes. Según los funcionarios, […]

La salvadoreña Dendry Aguilar, Directora Ejecutiva del Centro de Habla Hispana y activista comunitaria, ha servido como juez en un centro de votación en el condado de Montgomery en medio de unas elecciones muy diferentes a la de años anteriores debido a la pandemia Covid-19. Aguilar habló con MyMCMedia sobre esta experiencia, la importancia de […]

With Election Day less than 24 hours away, Monday marks the last day of early voting in Montgomery County. The local Board of Elections urges voters to take advantage of the short line wait times during early voting, as they are expecting a surge on Tuesday. According to officials, out of the more than 673,000 […]

El Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos tendrá personal en 44 jurisdicciones en todo el país, incluido el condado de Montgomery, “para monitorear el cumplimiento de las leyes federales de derecho al voto”, anunció en un comunicado de prensa, el lunes. La División de Derechos Civiles está enviando personal a esos 44 sitios que […]

The U.S. Justice Department will have staff in 44 jurisdictions throughout the country, including Montgomery County, “to monitor for compliance with the federal voting rights laws,” it announced in a news release Monday morning. The Civil Rights Division is sending personnel to those 44 sites that are located in 18 states. Some of the jurisdictions […]

La votación presencial supone un mayor riesgo de propagación de COVID-19 ya que habrá una mayor concurrencia y los tiempos de espera serán más prolongados, según advierte los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC). Los entornos en centros electorales con menor riesgo incluyen a aquellos con: Una amplia variedad de opciones para […]

Three Board of Education races are on the ballot in Montgomery County. MyMCMedia spoke with Cynthia Rubenstein, Executive Director at Passion For Learning, about the candidates and the biggest educational issues. Passion For Learning is an educational organization in Silver Spring that aims to support the academic development of economically-disadvantaged youth.

Two leading political figures in Montgomery County, neither of whom currently hold office, want voters to realize the importance of the ballot questions for this election. Former County Executive Ike Leggett strongly opposes ballot questions B and D while perennial political candidate Robin Ficker is continuing his long fight to stop tax increases in Montgomery […]

The countdown to Election Day 2020 is on and voters will be as eager as ever to get results as soon as possible. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ballot counting process will be a little different this year compared to previous elections. MyMCMedia spoke with Dr. Gilberto Zelaya from the Montgomery County Board of […]

Friday is Day 5 for early voting in Maryland. On Thursday more than 137,000 Marylanders early voted and almost 18,000 were Montgomery County residents, based on unofficial numbers from state and county elections boards. Maryland’s unofficial early voter turnout on Friday as of 4 p.m. is 97,978 and Montgomery County’s is 13,322. As of 10 […]