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Takoma Park Mayor Kate Stewart spoke to MyMCMedia Monday about the city’s election on Nov. 3. (Stewart is seeking reelection in the local election, running against Roger Schlegel.) Stewart says it’s the first time in Takoma Park history that the city’s election has fallen on the same day as the national election. She added that […]

MyMCMedia has visited several election centers on Election Day 2020. Here’s a look at photos from different locations we went to. Voters at Jane. E Lawton Community Recreation Center in Chevy Chase https://www.instagram.com/p/CHJbsaYBppJ/ Voters at Poolesville High School https://www.instagram.com/p/CHI0Jv3AO3W/ Voters at Potomac Community Center https://www.instagram.com/p/CHJbZEXhH03/ Voters at Silver Spring Civic Building https://www.instagram.com/p/CHIhZvvBelH/ It’s a party […]

Several Maryland and Montgomery County lawmakers gathered outside of Evita’s Bridal Shop in Takoma Park Monday, calling on Gov. Larry Hogan to provide funding for businesses along the Purple Line. Many of those businesses are immigrant-owned, and they face a unique financial challenge because of Purple Line construction and restrictions placed on businesses because of […]

MyMCMedia spoke to County Executive Marc Elrich ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Here’s Elrich’s message to Montgomery County residents: “We need to take a deep breath and find a little bit of civility amongst ourselves,” Elrich said. “Whether you like the winner or not, how you go forward is part of a country that […]

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 […]

Montgomery County Police Department’s Bethesda District Patrol Investigations Unit have arrested and charged a man for stealing election-related yard signs and for placing stickers on victims’ vehicles. MCPD has identified the man as Isaac Levy, 35, of Silver Spring. Detectives began investigating several reports related to thefts of election signs and other yard signs on […]

Candidate Information Available The Presidential General Election takes place Nov. 3, 2020. Early voting is available at 11 early voting centers in Montgomery County from Oct. 26 to Nov. 2. Montgomery Community Media’s look at the local races can be found here. We have candidate statements from the school board, circuit court judge, and U.S. […]

La Junta Electoral del Estado de Maryland anunció que la participación de votantes registrada el día lunes, primer día de la votación anticipada en el estado, de más de 161,000, fue la participación anticipada más alta en la historia del estado, registrada en un sólo día. El total superó el récord anterior de votación anticipada […]

The Maryland State Board of Elections announced that Monday’s unofficial voter turnout of more than 161,000 was the highest single-day early voting turnout in the state’s history. The total surpassed the previous unofficial single-day early voting record of about 143,000 from the final day of early voting in the 2016 general election, according to a […]