#MoCoVote 2020

October 19, 2020 | Clara Longo de Freitas

Montgomery College Will Host Forum With Board of Education Candidates

Montgomery College will host a live forum with the Montgomery County Board of Education candidates Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m. Shebra Evans (District 4 candidate), Steve Solomon (District 4 candidate), Sunil Dasgupta (At large candidate), Lynne Harris (At large candidate), Michael Fryar (District 2 candidate) and Rebecca Smondrowski (District 2 candidate) will all take […]

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October 19, 2020 | Andrea Sarralde

Fecha Límite para Solicitar una Papeleta para Votar por Correo es el 20 de Octubre

Para los votantes que opten por votar por correo, la fecha límite para solicitar sus papeletas de votación por correo es el martes 20 de octubre. Es importante tener en cuenta que las papeletas no se enviarán automáticamente por correo a los votantes para las elecciones del 3 de noviembre de 2020. Puede enviar un […]

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October 19, 2020 | Jordan Lindsay

Deadline to Request Mail-In Ballot is October 20

For voters who are opting to vote by mail, the deadline to request mail-in ballots is Tuesday, October 20. It is important to note that ballots will not be automatically mailed to voters for the November 3, 2020 election. “You can easily do it on your cell phone- text the letters VBM to 77788,” said […]

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October 15, 2020 | Andrea Sarralde

La Junta Electoral ha Recibido más de 379,000 Solicitudes para Votar por Correo

Hasta el martes, se han recibido más de 379,000 solicitudes para votar por correo, según la Junta Electoral del Condado de Montgomery. El proceso de escrutinio continuará hasta que todas las papeletas de votación se abran y se escaneen para su recuento. Los votantes pueden ver en línea el estado de su solicitud de papeleta […]

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October 14, 2020 | Jordan Lindsay

Board of Elections Gives Closer Look at Mail-In Ballot Counting Process

Montgomery County Board of Elections continues to process thousands of mail-in ballots that voters have returned. Vote-by-Mail ballots are opened by Election Judges. The process is referred to as the “canvass.” Canvass day three was held at the Plum Gar Recreation Center in Germantown on Tuesday. Residents were also encouraged to see how the process […]

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October 7, 2020 | Jordan Lindsay

25 Ballot Drop Boxes Available, More to be Installed Soon

The November 3 election is quickly approaching, and residents who are voting-by-mail can also drop off their completed ballot at a drop box location. As of Wednesday, there is a total of 25 ballot drop boxes available throughout Montgomery County. Before the onset of early voting, there will be a total of 50 drop boxes […]

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October 5, 2020 | Andrea Sarralde

Concejal Albornoz Insta a Votantes Hispanos a Participar en las Elecciones

A menos de un mes de las elecciones generales del 3 de noviembre, y en medio de la pandemia covid-19, el Concejal Gabe Albornoz recuerda a los votantes hispanos sobre la importancia de su participación en las elecciones generales y sobre las opciones disponibles para aquellos que deseen depositar su voto por correo y no […]

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October 1, 2020 | Suzanne Pollak

County Council, BOE Hash Out Details For Secure, Transparent Elections

Montgomery County Board of Election members spent two hours Oct. 1 detailing how the upcoming elections will be as safe and transparent as possible. However, they warned members of the county council that the process could be a long one, extending well past election night. As of Thursday afternoon, 325,998 county residents had applied to […]

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September 30, 2020 | Andrea Sarralde

Liga de Mujeres Votantes Opera Línea de Ayuda y Guía para los Votantes en Español

En la edición del 2 de octubre de El Tiempo Latino, los lectores podrán encontrar la Guía para los Votantes en Español. También encontrará la Guía para votantes en el sitio web de la Liga, en www.lwvmocomd.org/vote411-org y en https://www.vote411.org/. VOTE411.org le permite ingresar su dirección para que solo vea a los candidatos que aparecerán […]

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September 29, 2020 | Suzanne Pollak

Still Fighting Tax Increases, Ficker Sponsors Ballot Question B

Perennial political candidate Robin Ficker, a Republican, is continuing his long fight to stop tax increases in Montgomery County. He is the sponsor of Ballot Question B, which would take away the county’s power to enact property taxes that would exceed the rate of inflation even if all nine members of the county council agreed […]

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