By Adam Pagnucco. Imagine a senior state employee appointed by the governor to a politically sensitive position. Now imagine the following hypothetical situation: the employee commits a heinous crime covered…
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Franchot: Lamone Must Go
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By Adam Pagnucco. Comptroller Peter Franchot has joined Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford in calling for the resignation of State Board of Elections administrator Linda Lamone in the wake of the…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The State Board of Elections (SBE) has issued the statement below on vote counting problems in the City of Baltimore’s Council District 1. Simultaneously, Lieutenant Governor Boyd…
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Baltimore City’s Election Has a Problem
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By Adam Pagnucco. Baltimore City Council Member Zeke Cohen was riding high. A first term incumbent in District 1 (Southeast Baltimore/Canton/Fells Point), Cohen was running for reelection and was endorsed…
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Baltimore City Election Results Taken Down
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last night at 11:20 PM, these early results for Mayor of Baltimore City were posted on the State Board of Elections website. The city’s other races had…
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First School Board Results Favor Harris
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By Adam Pagnucco. The first batch of MoCo school board results released by the State Board of Elections (SBE) at approximately 11:20 PM tonight favor former county PTA president Lynne…
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Vote, MoCo, Vote!
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By Adam Pagnucco. Just as I reported yesterday and the day before, MoCo’s rate of returning vote-by-mail ballots remains the lowest in the state. The chart below shows return rate…
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MoCo is a Turnout Outlier
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By Adam Pagnucco. Yesterday, I published turnout data through May 26 showing that MoCo was dead last in Maryland. Today, I am publishing turnout data through May 28 showing the…
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Turnout Off to Slow Start
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By Adam Pagnucco. Maryland is holding its first-ever mostly vote-by-mail election. The State Board of Elections (SBE) has been mailing ballots to voters for weeks. Voters may mail ballots back…
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Where Are They Getting Their Money?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I posted totals raised and spent by candidates for school board in the primary. Today, let’s look at the geography of contributions in the at-large race….