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Attorney general weighs in on election judge imbalance, sheriff's role at the polls
EASTON — Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has weighed in on the equality of election judges, the topic of sometimes tense back-and-forth between the Talbot County Board of Elections, The Talbot County Sheriff and local elected officials in recent weeks. A letter from Brown was read out loud by Tammy Stafford, election director for Talbot County, during an Oct. 7 Board of Elections special meeting. The letter, addressed to Talbot...
State Board of Elections weighs in on election judges amid concerns in Talbot County
EASTON — After some Talbot County officials and residents raised concerns about the partisan breakdown of election judges, the Maryland State Board of Elections is telling voters that election judge affiliations will not bring about disenfranchisement at the polls in November. Discussion about the imbalance of election judge political party affiliations surfaced last week after Talbot County Council Member Dave Stepp raised it in a council meeting Sept. 24. He voiced concerns the county Board of Elections was not following state law for election judges,...
Dorchester finance director gives update on county audits, ARPA money
CAMBRIDGE — At a Dorchester County Council meeting Tuesday, county Finance Director Karen Tolley gave an update on the status of the county’s audits and the remainder of the county’s American Rescue Plan Act funds. Tolley said the Finance Department has wrapped up its work on the fiscal year 2022 audit. She said the audit is currently under external review. As soon as the audit is released — which Tolley...
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