voting
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Citizen Led Petition to Limit County Executive to Two Terms Gets Off to Strong Start at Olney Days
Read more: Citizen Led Petition to Limit County Executive to Two Terms Gets Off to Strong Start at Olney DaysResidents of Montgomery County are gathering signatures to get a question on the November 2024 election ballot that, if passed, would limit the County Executive to only two consecutive terms in office, not the current three. Under the current MoCo charter, a County Executive can serve three consecutive terms, which spans twelve years. This would…
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3 Urgent Voting Reforms for MoCo
Read more: 3 Urgent Voting Reforms for MoCo1. Special elections – to replace representatives Four (and counting) Montgomery County representatives in the state senate and house of delegates left their positions this year. Their replacements are selected by a tiny group of 2 dozen Democratic Central Committee (DCC) members. The DCC has appointed a whopping 12 of 34 (35%) of the current…
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City of Rockville ‘Charter Review Commission’ Recommends Non-citizen Voting, Lowering Voting Age 16
Read more: City of Rockville ‘Charter Review Commission’ Recommends Non-citizen Voting, Lowering Voting Age 16On December 12, The City of Rockville’s official publication called ‘Rockville Reports’ states that the city of Rockville’s Charter Review Commission recommended: Lowering the age to vote in city elections from 18 to 16, regardless of citizenship. The commission unanimously recommended this change and also recommended that the right to vote in city elections be extended…
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Voting Rights Violations in Montgomery County
Read more: Voting Rights Violations in Montgomery CountyMontgomery County comes across as a progressive jurisdiction that promotes equality of opportunity and access to all its residents. To some extent that is true: all of our elected leaders and their constituents place racial and gender equality as a primary objective, and for that we should be very proud. However, when it comes to…
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MoCo providing “Free” Gym Use… But You’ll Need (Gasp) Photo ID
Read more: MoCo providing “Free” Gym Use… But You’ll Need (Gasp) Photo IDPut on a few holiday pounds this time of year? Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (Democrat, 20+ years in local politics), wants you to know: “We are pleased to be offering this service free to our residents in 2023,” said Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich. “As we head into the new year and many are…