By Adam Pagnucco. Recently, I wrote about allegations made by Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) Member Liza Smith concerning the committee’s recent delegate appointment in District 16, in which…
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By Adam Pagnucco. As first reported by Maryland Matters yesterday, a poll commissioned by Common Cause Maryland has found overwhelming support for special elections to fill state legislative vacancies. I…
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What Happened to These State Bills?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Over the last several months, I wrote about a few state bills that have since been resolved in the most recent session of the General Assembly. Let’s…
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By Adam Pagnucco. The Democratic Party is a diverse organization in many, many ways but one of its core beliefs is support for free and fair elections. Indeed, one can…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Few people other than central committee members like the current process of appointments for state legislative vacancies. Most folks who contact me about this prefer special elections,…
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How to Clean Up Vacancy Appointments
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By Adam Pagnucco. Have you ever run for office? I have not, but I have worked for a few campaigns and written about many of them. It’s HARD. There are…
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The Growing Popularity of Special Elections
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By Adam Pagnucco. With an appointment for the District 20 Senate seat approaching, the time is right to revisit the issue of whether to have special elections for General Assembly…
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It is ironic that the final thoughts of Don Praisner included a recommendation to appoint his successor. That goes against one of the greatest achievements of his predecessor, the great…
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County Council Member Don Praisner, who won a special election to replace his wife last spring, is now in the hospital. There is no indication from the media of the…
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How MoCo Does Special Elections
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Montgomery County Council vacancies are filled by special elections. So why shouldn’t we do the same for state legislator vacancies? Here’s how the county process works. When a council vacancy…
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