The Board of Elections counted 9,698 valid signatures, short of the 10,000 required; the committee says at least 325 more should count, putting it at 10,023 or more

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The group behind the “Stop the Spend” charter amendment is asking a judge to put the measure on the November ballot, arguing the Montgomery County Board of Elections wrongly rejected hundreds of valid signatures. The Committee to Control Montgomery County Spending filed a Petition for Judicial Review against the BoardContinue Reading

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A proposed charter amendment that would have limited Montgomery County’s annual spending growth failed to qualify for the ballot after falling 302 valid signatures short of the 10,000 required according to Montgomery Perspective The Board of Elections found that 9,698 of the 14,074 submitted signatures were valid, ending the effortContinue Reading

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The Montgomery County Board of Elections is expected to officially certify the results of the 2026 Gubernatorial Primary during a virtual meeting Wednesday afternoon, marking the final step in the county’s election process following the completion of ballot canvassing. The Board of Canvassers will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday,Continue Reading

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Maryland election officials are responding after problems involving some mail-in ballots raised concerns ahead of the 2026 primary election. The Maryland State Board of Elections released a public statement addressing the issue and outlining steps being taken to help affected voters. Separately, Taylor Print & Visual Impressions, Inc., the vendorContinue Reading

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The Montgomery County Board of Elections is reminding residents that an important voter registration and party affiliation update deadline is approaching ahead of Maryland’s 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election. The June 2, 2026 deadline applies to advance voter registration updates, including party affiliation changes before the primary. Residents who are alreadyContinue Reading

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November 5, 2024 Election day is finally here! While I am sure most have already made their decisions (at least at the national level), we want to provide you with the most information to make sure your vote counts and about the local board of education races. This article willContinue Reading

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June 13, 2024 According to sources, the former Republican County Executive Candidate Reardon Sullivan has dropped off signatures for a ballot initiative that would limit county executive to two terms. Sullivan lost in the 2020 General Election to County Executive Marc Elrich Given that County Executive Elrich is serving hisContinue Reading

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April 18, 2024 We hosted the our first ever in person Moderately MOCO event on April 15 – a Board of Education candidate forum which you can watch here or click below. It is the month leading up to the May 14 Primary Election and you can see a collectionContinue Reading