Delegate Luiz Simmons (D-17) sent out a robocall into his district on Monday without an authority line. Was that legal?On September 14, many residents of Rockville and Gaithersburg received this…
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State Board of Elections (SBE) Administrator Linda Lamone has earned a legion of enemies in her 12-year tenure at the agency. But she has one very powerful friend: Senate President…
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Maryland’s Administrator for Life, Part Two
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Perhaps the one thing for which Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) Administrator Linda Lamone will always be remembered is her stauch support of Diebold voting machines, which the state…
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Maryland’s Administrator for Life, Part One
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Suppose a local bill (a bill affecting only one county) gets the unanimous support of its local government, the unanimous support of its county delegation in Annapolis and is passed…
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Politics, Money and Lies
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The latest batch of District 4 campaign finance data is in and there’s something for everybody: a little bit of politics, a whole lot of money and a big fat…
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By Drew Powell. Posting today around 11:00 AM, finally in is Nancy Navarro’s April 10th filing with the Maryland State Board of Elections. The BOE confirmed that the Navarro campaign…
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By Drew Powell. In the April 17th post, “Special Interest Contributions in the District 4 Election” I reported that I was unable to find $42,000 in loans Ben Kramer made…
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In Friday’s District 4 debate at Leisure World, Delegate Ben Kramer (D-19) said, “I have not taken and agreed that I would not take money from developers in this campaign.”…
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The second and last pre-primary reports due on April 10 are now mostly online. Nancy Navarro’s filing is not online but we obtained it directly from her campaign. Following are…
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By Drew Powell. It always good to know where candidates stand on the issues and what may drive their decision making processes regarding their future voting records, should they be…