Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Mayland voters narrowly approved Question 7 last week, but not before a lot of money was spent.
Groups with a stake in Maryland's referendum on expanded gambling spent more than $35 a vote during the 2012 campaign, according to an analysis by WTOP. Unofficial results from the Maryland Board of Elections show that 2,479,262 people cast a vote on Question 7, which asked residents whether they favored the introduction of table games to the state and the addition of a sixth casino in Prince George's County. The measure narrowly passed by a margin of 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent. But before the matter was decided, opponents and supporters undertook enormous advertising efforts to sway voters. Casino operators that stood to benefit—including MGM Resorts International, CBAC Gaming LLC, and The Peterson Companies—were pitted against casinos …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
As of 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, it appears that Marylanders will support same sex marriage, the Dream Act and gaming.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
By DAVID GUTMAN and MATT OWINGS Capital News Service In a state that went to President Barack Obama, with very few competitive congressional races, voters streamed to the polls in Maryland on Tuesday motivated by three high profile referendums on gay marriage, gambling and immigration. With $92.2 million spent by supporters and opponents of Question 7, which would expand casino gambling in Maryland, the issue has dominated the airwaves in the state. But the massive amount of campaign ads did not clarify the issue for all voters. “I’m not too sure about whether the money will actually go to the schools,” said Mary Floyd, 58, who, despite her uncertainty, voted yes on Question 7 at Nicholas Orem Middle School in Hyattsville. “My thing is the…
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Betty Griffith said she has been a Democrat since she was 6 years old, in 1928.
Eldersburg resident Betty Griffith said she has been a Democrat since 1928. Griffith, who will turn 90 in five days, was on her way to vote at Oklahoma Road Middle School in Sykesville, MD, Tuesday when she told her story to Patch. "I became a Democrat when I was six years old," Griffith said. She said that when she was six, she carved the name "Al Smith" into her mahogany bed headboard. Alfred "Al" Smith was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1928. She recalls getting in quite a bit of trouble for her carving. Griffith said she has been a political junkie all her life, although she likes to keep quiet about it. She said it isn't easy being a Democrat in Carroll County, known to be a conservative Republican county in a blue state. "…
Monday, November 5, 2012
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Maryland voters will see the following ballot questions at the polls.
Delegate Susan Krebs provided the following referendum ballot question summaries in correspondence with constituents over the past several weeks. Patch has compiled them here to help you prepare to vote on Election Day tomorrow Tuesday, Nov. 6. Question 3: Suspension and Removal of Elected Officials Changes the point at which an elected official charged with certain crimes is automatically suspended or removed from office. Under existing law, an elected official who is convicted or pleads no contest is suspended and is removed only when the conviction becomes final. Under the amended law, an elected official is suspended when found guilty and is removed when the conviction becomes final or when the elected official pleads guilty or no …
Thursday, November 1, 2012
A vote for the referendum is a vote for same-sex marriage.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
By CAITLIN JOHNSTON, Capital News Service David M. Johnson knows how to convince people. The 65-year-old spent the majority of his adult life as an advertising executive in New York City, with clients such as Pepsi and GE Corporate. He's even credited with coming up with Dodge's, "Grab life by the horns." The experience showed recently as he directed a videographer, sound guy and two actors around a suddenly cramped apartment in Fells Point, filming an ad in support of Maryland's same-sex marriage referendum. The semi-retired advertising guru who abandoned the skyscrapers and professional shoots of New York for a life in Baltimore now finds himself amidst one of the biggest political clashes in Maryland. Despite being one of the most …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Referendum question 3 references suspension and removal of elected officials. Learn what the question asks and what your vote means.
Maryland voters will be asked to weigh in on a series of hot topics on Nov. 6. Follow Patch to understand the questions that will be asked and what your vote of "yes" or "no" or "for" or "against" actually means. Carroll County Delegate Susan Krebs, District 9B, sent out the following information in a recent newsletter to constituents. Question 3 speeds up the removal of an elected official from office when found guilty of a felony or a misdemeanor related to their service as an elected official. Question 3: Suspension and Removal of Elected Officials Ballot language Changes the point at which an elected official charged with certain crimes is automatically suspended or removed from office. Under existing law, an elected official who …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
What financial effect would the Dream Act have?
The first in-depth fiscal analysis of the Maryland “Dream Act” claims that the law would yield a $66 million long-term gain for each yearly group of undocumented students allowed to pay in-state tuition at state community colleges and universities. The Dream Act was signed into law in the spring of 2011 but was promptly stymied by a Republican-led referendum petition. It is one of four controversial statewide ballot questions voters will settle on Nov. 6. It would allow certain illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Maryland community colleges and, later, universities. The qualifications include: Qualifying students would start at a two-year community college. When they apply to a four-year school, they would be evaluated as part of…
Sunday, September 30, 2012
In a Gonzales Research & Marketing poll released this week, 51 percent of voters said they will vote for Question 6 and same-sex marriage, while 43 percent said they will vote against it.
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Sunday, September 30, 2012
By CAITLIN JOHNSTON, Capital News Service At a private event this week, Archbishop William E. Lori and members of the faith community called Maryland's same-sex marriage referendum "misleading" and a "threat to marriage." "This isn't about rights or needs or benefits," said Joe LeGath of St. Mark Church in Catonsville. "This is a subtle attack on religious freedom." The event, co-sponsored by the Maryland Marriage Alliance and the Maryland Catholic Conference, was held at St. Mary's Seminary and University and was closed to the public and media. How will you vote on Question 6? Tell us in comments. The night featured the Archbishop, about 200 guests and several other speakers. Participants came from throughout Maryland, D.C., Delaware and…
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Maryland voters will see same-sex marriage on the ballot in November.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
By CAITLIN JOHNSTON Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS -- Gay rights activists, religious leaders and politicians are gearing up for two months of campaigning on the Maryland referendum to strike down same-sex marriage legislation that passed in March. Hot off the political conventions in Tampa and Charlotte, volunteers will be staffing nightly phone banks, canvassing door-to-door and finding ways to make same-sex marriage a personal issue for voters. "This is not something that's esoteric or theological," said Maryland Sen. Allan Kittleman, R-Howard, who supports same-sex marriage. "These are real people who are living in our state that are unable to receive the benefit that others have simply because of their sexual orientation." Maryland …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Maryland voters will have their say on hot issues like same-sex marriage and gaming expansion.
In addition to voting for the next president of the United States, Marylanders will also be asked to weigh in on the following issues in the voting booth Nov. 6. There are currently three state constitutional amendments, three referendums and one additional question. Constitutional Amendment: Qualifications for Prince George’s County Orphans’ Court Judges Question 1 will read: Requires judges of the Orphans’ Court for Prince George’s County to be admitted to practice law in this State and to be a member in good standing of the Maryland Bar. Voters will choose: FOR the Constitutional Amendment or AGAINST the Constitutional Amendment Constitutional Amendment: Qualifications for Baltimore County Orphans’ Court Judges Question 2 will read…
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1:01 pm on Thursday, November 22, 2012
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