Montgomery Community Media

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Marc Elrich says social media may not be that effective in getting people to the polls for the primary election. Related:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Attorney General and democratic candidate for governor Doug Gansler talks about the importance of getting people out to the polls during his visit to the Silver Spring Civic Building on the first day of early voting. Related:

In this MyMCMedia Extra, Montgomery County Councilmember Marc Elrich says he wishes more people would vote in the primary elections as early voting kicks off around the County. Related:

In the first four hours of early voting, 1,388 ballots were cast in Montgomery County at nine specially designated early voting locations. We caught up with the president of the Montgomery County Board of elections at the Silver Spring early voting center, the busiest during the first day, as voting started: Related:

Voters have started to cast their ballots at local polling places across the County as early voting gets underway for the primary election. It’s the first time that a primary election has been held in June for Maryland voters and some worry that it could mean a low turnout across Montgomery County. “Early voting is […]

Volunteers from the Multicultural Outreach Committee and Future Vote Program of the Montgomery County Board of Elections will conduct voter registration drives on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at local public libraries in April according to the following schedule: Saturday, April 5: Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville, MD […]

Civil rights leaders, celebrities and marchers from across the country have been commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in the nation’s capital. The initial events started on August 24 with organizations to include the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Action Network, and National Association […]

The Takoma Park City Council passed a legislation Monday reducing the voting age to 16. This amendment to Takoma Park Charter (Voting and Elections) also included passing same day voter registration.

  I’ll never forget 9/11. Back then, I lived only a few blocks from the Pentagon and could see it burning from my apartment window.  White smoke curled against the sky like some ominous papal decree.  An occasional flicker of red was blocked out by a film of virulent pewter haze; a horror film come […]