Stop the Spend petition fails in court
The Committee to Control MoCo Spending wanted to put a referendum on the November ballot to curb county budgets. Last week, following review by the Board of Elections the petition… Read More
Elections
Stop the Spend rejected signatures go to court
On Wednesday the Committee to Control County Spending filed for a judicial review of at least 325 signatures they contend should be counted toward their proposed ballot referendum. In addition… Read More
Ballot petition to cap county spending fails
The Board of Elections announced on Monday that the ballot petition to curb county spending has failed. They sent a Notice of Determination to the MCGOP committee that gathered the… Read More
Elrich reacts to Stop the Spend ballot initiative
At his weekly media briefing, County Executive Marc Elrich responded to the MCGOP ballot initiative filed on Tuesday. The objective of the petitions was to limit future increases in the… Read More
Petitions put county budget hikes in the crosshairs
The Montgomery County GOP looks to make another amendment to the county charter in this election year. In 2024, they succeeded in limiting the reelection of the county executive to… Read More
Silvestre and Ashman win close races in final primary results
The canvassing is done and the Board of Elections will certify the results today, Wednesday, July 8. Two tight primary races have been resolved. In the vote for Montgomery County… Read More
Primary election results updated
The County Board of Elections held a canvass on Wednesday to handle outstanding mail-in and provisional ballots. Two outstanding races shifted during the continuing count. In the outstanding At-Large Councilmember… Read More
County executive candidates share their platforms
Councilmember Will Jawando (D) and CPA Esther Wells (R) have secured their nominations as candidates for the office of County Executive through the primary process. MCM sat down with each… Read More
Primary election latest: Friedson concedes, at-large council race remains close
Nearly one week post-primary, results remain unofficial as mail-in ballots continue to be counted. A concession in the county executive race and a competitive council at-large race are the latest… Read More
‘The Pulse’ on Maryland’s primary election, the youngest candidate and World Cup politics
This week on The Pulse, we bring you the latest on Montgomery County’s Democratic primary election results featuring comments from County Executive frontrunner Councilmember Will Jawando and his fellow councilmembers… Read More
Video Q&A: County Executive Marc Elrich discusses return to council as he leads at-large race
Term-limited County Executive Marc Elrich, a democrat and former Montgomery County Public Schools teacher, is leading the county council at-large race with the highest number of votes among candidates, so… Read More
Early Democratic primary election results show Jawando leads Montgomery County executive race
Editor’s Note: This video originally embedded in this article has been updated to remove a voice enhancing filter used to reduce background noise. A newer version is embedded below. (Updated… Read More