The Maryland slots and early voting ballot issues were approved. Voters also approved a lower-profile constitutional amendment, known as Question 1, that would authorize the legislature to establish early voting starting with the 2010 elections. Voters were supporting that measure overwhelmingly.
Category: Maryland
MD: Bankrolling Slots
A union has donated $500,000 to a pro-slots group in Maryland, according to this report. The contribution from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees was by far the largest among $611,342 in donations received by For Maryland For Our Future during a two-week period this month. The group also received $100,000 from […]
Yard Sign Peace in Our Time
One Maryland jurisdiction seeks peace reagrding recent yard sign vandalism. A spate of political sign vandalism in the county has escalated to the point that officials of both major parties came together to implore residents to respect one another’s right to free speech. Democrats say 800 of 4,000 Obama yard signs have been vandalized or […]