NEWS
By Alison Knezevich, The Baltimore Sun | October 24, 2012
Some voters in Montgomery and Prince George's counties have received absentee ballots that are missing a page containing referendum questions, state officials said Wednesday. The state Board of Elections has found that fewer than 20 absentee voters received ballots missing a second page, Gov. Martin O'Malley said in a statement. "Residents who have requested an absentee ballot should check to make certain they have a complete ballot with a second page that includes Questions 4-7, as well as any of the local county-related questions," O'Malley said.
NEWS
By Alison Knezevich and Annie Linskey, The Baltimore Sun | October 24, 2012
Maryland's Board of Elections has acknowledged sending out some incomplete absentee ballots and some with incorrect address information, but officials say both problems were limited in scope and have been resolved. A handful of voters in Montgomery and Prince George's counties received ballots that did not include a page with some of the state's controversial referendum questions - including whether to allow same-sex marriage, expand gambling and extend in-state tuition discounts to some illegal immigrants.
NEWS
September 13, 2012
The fact that Democratic congressional candidate Wendy Rosen voted in both Maryland and Florida proves that voter fraud does exist even though it still is a tiny fraction of the total votes cast. However, we need to look a bit more closely to see the full implications of this incident. Ms. Rosen presumably has a government issued picture ID, yet that did absolutely nothing to prevent voter fraud. Why? Because Ms. Rosen didn't vote in two states in person. Instead, she used absentee ballots, and a picture ID wouldn't have prevented her from doing so. In fact, almost every documented case of voter fraud has been perpetrated via absentee voting, not by in-person voting.
NEWS
By John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun | April 5, 2012
Two Democratic candidates in Maryland's 1st Congressional District remained locked Thursday in a too-close-to-call contest for the party's nomination, after an initial tally of absentee ballots left them separated by fewer than 100 votes. In the only still-undecided race from Tuesday's statewide primary, Cockeysville businesswoman Wendy Rosen had an 86-vote lead over physician John LaFerla of Chestertown, out of more than 25,000 ballots cast. Rosen has declared victory, but LaFerla has said the race remains too close for him to concede.
EXPLORE
April 4, 2012
The top six vote-getters in the school board race (listed in bold below) have moved on to the general election in November, where three will win seats. Here's how the candidates fared: Janet Siddiqui, 11,732 Ann De Lacy, 8,415 Ellen Giles, 7,612 Jackie Scott, 7,326 David Gertler, 7,286 Bob Ballinger, 6,232 Pat Gordon, 5,984 Allen Dyer, 5,285 Leslie Kornreich, 3,624 Mary Jo Neil, 3,572 Jim Adams, 3,424 Olga Butler, 3,422 Corey Andrews, 3,147 Owen Hanratty, 2,116 *Kelly Van Horn, 1,512 *Withdrew from contest too late to be taken off ballot Provisional and absentee ballots not included
NEWS
By John Fritze, The Baltimore Sun | April 4, 2012
Not everything in Tuesday's primary election came in by deadline for the print edition of The Sun . Here's a look at few races that didn't make today's story . - Republican Daniel Bongino beat Richard J. Douglas in the Senate primary by nearly 9,000 votes, unofficial results show. Bongino, a former Secret Service agent, got into the race early and ran an aggressive grassroots campaign. Douglas, a former Pentagon official with an impressive military and legislative background, was never really able to catch up in support or fundraising.