Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Many polls have seen waits of more than an hour for much of the day.
Voter turnout in Montgomery County has been so strong that election officials say results will likely come later than expected Tuesday night. The Montgomery County Board of Election's schedule had called for the first batch of results to go live on its Website — www.777vote.org — at 9:20 p.m., followed by updates every 20 minutes until midnight. But given the long lines seen throughout the day, elections spokeswoman Marjorie Roher said she expects most of the county's nearly 250 polling sites to stay open well past their appointed 8 p.m. closing time. “If they’re in line, they can vote," Roher said. "So my guess is that we won’t start shutting down the equipment in a lot of the precincts until closer to 9, which means the results will be …
Voters in Montgomery County have a lot to say about same-sex marriage and gambling.
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We rounded up this video gallery from polling places across Montgomery County, where voter turnout for Election Day 2012 was said to be brisk. Do you have something to say about the issues? Respond to our voters' pronouncements in comments.
Voters flocked to the polls in Montgomery County on Election Day 2012.
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Table to be updated when final results become available. Updated 9:50 a.m. Wednesday 22.46 129 For Board of Education results, go here. (UPDATE 6 P.M.) Best of Patch updates: Here's How the Montgomery County Democratic Party Wants You to Vote LOOK: O'Malley in Montgomery County, Photos, Best Quotes Election Results 2012: Montgomery County Board of Education Election Day Advice: How a Republican and a Democrat Raise Purple Kids Point/Counterpoint: Baker Vs. Franchot on Question 7 Van Hollen, Timmerman Race for District 8 Congressional Seat Election 2012: We Found a Romney Voter in Silver Spring Bartlett-Delaney: Who Will Take Maryland's 6th District? WATCH: Outspoken Montgomery County Voters on Video -- (UPDATE 4:30 P.M.) Germantown …
Find out about crowds at polling places, how your neighbors voted.
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Tune in live to Patch editors' observations and photos throughout the county. Participate via Twitter by using the hashtag #Mocovotes or type in the comment box. Tell us what the polls were like for you and let your friends and neighbors know what to expect.
Click above for Patch's image stream from across the country on Election Day 2012.
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Update, 7:05 p.m., Nov. 6: The bumper stickers on the back of Colin Alter’s car said it all: “Vote Against Question 5” next to a John Delaney sticker that matched the T-shirt Alter wore over several layers of clothing on a chilly Election Day afternoon in Rockville. Alter had spent much of the campaign extolling the virtues of Delaney—for whom Alter’s wife worked—and decrying what he said was the hilarity of Maryland’s recently redrawn congressional districts, which are the subject of Question 5. He had spent the morning driving voters to the polls in Rockville as part of Delaney's campaign to unseat 10-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett (R-Dist. 6) of Buckeystown. Delaney has broad appeal, Alter said. With his background of a …
Maryland's Patch editors bring live coverage of Election Day 2012 to your fingertips.
Patch has editors on the ground in dozens of communities around Maryland today, bringing you live coverage of Election Day 2012. Join the conversation above starting at 9 a.m. The chat window will aggregate Twitter posts from our Patch team and other Twitter users we thought you may find interesting on Election Day. Basically, you can follow everything election related right here—from the county and state ballot questions to the presidential election. Here are a few stories to get you started—we'll be updating this list throughout the day, too. For more updates, follow Maryland Patch teams on Facebook.
Monday, November 5, 2012
How to have the best voter experience in Montgomery County.
The Montgomery County Board of Elections has two pieces of advice for the nearly half-million residents expected to hit the polls in tomorrow’s momentous presidential election: 1. Bring your sample ballot filled out; 2. Avoid the Election Day rush hour. Nearly 78,000 county residents took advantage of early voting and another 45,000 will be voting via absentee ballot, according to Board of Elections spokeswoman Marjorie Rohrer. But that still leaves more than 400,000 voters to flood the fewer than 250 polling sites—on average, roughly 1,600 voters per poll—between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday. The 2008 presidential election drew 441,796 Montgomery county residents to the polls—a 72 percent turnout—followed by a 52 percent turnout…
The politics of religion in Maryland.
Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS - Religious beliefs have played a major role in the debates in Maryland over same-sex marriage, the Dream Act and gaming expansion. Capital News Service surveyed religious organizations, congregations, individual members and religious leaders and asked for their thoughts on Questions 4, 6 and 7. This graphic is not meant to represent entire faiths, only to sample how some people within different faiths report they feel. With reporting by Dana Amihere of Capital News Service.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Leggett: 'I believe that it’s about time.'
Brad Sokol
8:58 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Heard many tales today from co-workers of 1 hour and longer waits. However at 7;30 pm at Wooten High in Rockville, walked right in and voted.. no wait. more ›