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…
State Board of Elections
By Adam Pagnucco. Few legislators in Annapolis have introduced more bills on elections in recent years than Senator Cheryl Kagan, and her new package of reforms does not disappoint. I…
Why the Democrats Must Get Rid of Lamone
By Adam Pagnucco. State elections administrator Linda Lamone is one of the great survivors in Maryland political history. Ensconced in her perch since 1997, she has weathered crisis after crisis…
By Adam Pagnucco. Comptroller Peter Franchot, who has previously called for the resignation of state elections administrator Linda Lamone, has sent the email below to every member of the General…
Repeal the Linda Lamone for Life Law
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…
Franchot: Lamone Must Go
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…
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…
Baltimore City’s Election Has a Problem
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…
Baltimore City Election Results Taken Down
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…
By Adam Pagnucco. In an email to numerous Boards of Elections officials and others, Paul Aumayr, the Director of the State Board of Elections Voting Systems Division, has stated that the…