After Monday, the numbers of those all-too-familiar political signs will diminish in public places. The Montgomery County Department of Permitting Services will be removing all political signs Monday that are on county roads’ right of way during their annual sweep. Candidates must remove their signs from polling places immediately after the site is closed. Their […]
State Tops Own Record for Same Day Voter Registration
Maryland voters set a record for same day registration and neared the record high for same day address changes, according to the state Board of Elections. During early voting, 12,728 Marylanders registered to vote at the same time they filled out their ballot. The previous record was from the 2016 general election when 7,884 people […]
Ortman-Fouse: Voting is ‘Fundamental to the Backbone of our Democracy’
Former Montgomery County School Board member Jill Ortman-Fouse traveled to North Carolina, where she was raised and attended school, to help make sure that anyone whose mail in ballot was questioned had the opportunity to fix it and have the vote counted. After knocking on “dozens and dozens of doors,” she said she realized that […]
Resultados de la Votación Sobre la Junta Escolar, Congreso y Preguntas del Condado
Los resultados del día de las elecciones para el condado de Montgomery están publicados en la página de la Junta de Elecciones del Estado de Maryland. Con la excepción de la carrera por el Congreso entre Charles Anthony (R) y el titular John Sarbanes (D), el 100% de los resultados del día de las elecciones […]
Both Ballot Questions Supported by Council Appear to Have Passed
Although not all votes have been counted, it appears that Montgomery County voters opted to change the way property taxes are determined and also increase the size of the council from the current nine to 11. Councilmember Andrew Friedson, who wrote Question A, said if the final count supports this measure, it will be “a […]
Resultados Previos de las Cuatro Preguntas en la Papeleta de Votación en Montgomery
Hay cuatro preguntas de la boleta electoral del condado de Montgomery que se están decidiendo en esta elección. La Junta de Elecciones de Maryland publicó los resultados de la votación anticipada y las tabulaciones de las boletas por correo. Haga clic en cada gráfico para ver los recuentos de votos más recientes publicados por la […]
10 Greater Olney Residents Share What Issues Influenced Their Votes
MyMCMedia visited two Sandy Spring voting centers on Election Day: Sherwood High School and Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department Station 2. There, we spoke to 10 Olney-area voters about what issues influenced their Election Day vote. Photos from Sandy Spring on Election Day Here’s some photos from Election Day in Sandy Spring: https://www.instagram.com/p/CHJndIghLkw/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CHJfUCoBN9_/ Thread: […]
Grass Roots Group Determined to Eliminate At-Large Council Seats
Kimbyln Persaud, chair of Nine Districts for Montgomery County, said that even if County voters don’t eliminate all at-large council districts, “We’ve already won,” because the county councilmembers had to fight back. She pointed out it took several elections to get term limits approved, so she said if her group is not successful, “This will […]
Raskin, Fellow Democrats Impressed by Huge Voter Turnout; Optimistic Biden Will Win
U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, who was expected to be overwhelmingly reelected to represent the 8th District, said he was optimistic Joe Biden would be the next president. “I think there is going to be a massive popular rejection of [President Donald] Trump when all the votes get counted,” he said, adding that the job of […]
Delegate Charkoudian Hopes Voters Grant Legislators Budget Flexibility
Maryland Delegate Lorig Charkoudian has spent the past few months handing out political flyers and explaining where and how to vote to her District 20 constituents. Tonight she is hoping her efforts pay off and that Maryland voters approve state Question One, which authorizes the General Assembly to increase, decrease or add items to the […]
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