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Stories from the NFCCA Newsletter, the “Northwood News” |
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Stories from the NFCCA Newsletter, the “Northwood News” |
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that 2020 is an election year. Did you also know that Montgomery County is having local elections this year as well (Primary Day is June 2 [postponed from April 28] and Election Day is November 3)? This year, local voters will choose four Judges of the Circuit Court and three members of the Montgomery County Board of Education (BOE).
While the judicial race is county-wide, the BOE race is divided into districts and at-large seats. Voters will choose one BOE member in District 2, one in District 4, and one to fill an At-Large seat. Regardless of where you live in the county, you can vote for each seat. This means that Northwood-Four Corners residents can vote to fill our district seat (D4) as well as the D2 and At-Large seats. You can meet many of these candidates at our April 15 forum (see article).
Primary Day is June 2. If you vote on that day, you will cast your ballot at Forest Knolls Elementary School. If you vote early (as of press time, there had been no determination as to whether there will even be early voting), you can vote at any of the 11 early voting sites county-wide, including Wheaton Library and the Silver Spring Civic Center.
Please note that Maryland has closed primaries, which means voters must be registered with a political party to vote on June 2. However, this year you can register to vote on Primary Day and Election Day, instead of having to register beforehand. You can also change your registration on the day you cast your ballot due to a recent change in state law.
Finally, the Board of Elections is encouraging people to vote by mail (formerly known as absentee voting). You can download your mail-in ballot, as well as check your voter registration, on the County Board of Elections website at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Elections. It is never too early to make your vote plan, so mark both Tuesdays, June 2 and November 3, on your calendars today. ■
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