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Election deadlines & ballot issues
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Joyce Dowling
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Sep 17, 2008 11:22 PDT
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Election deadlines & ballot issues:
Check your voter registration status at:
http://mdelections.umbc.edu/voter_registration/v2/vote_prod.php.
The deadline to register to vote for the upcoming
Presidential election is Tuesday, October 14,
2008.
If you believe you will not be able to vote in
person on November 4, 2008 (because of illness,
work schedule, vacation, etc.), please consider
voting via absentee ballot. Please complete the
enclosed absentee ballot application immediately
and mail it to the Board of Elections. You will
receive a Presidential Election ballot which you
will use to place your vote. Once complete, send
the completed Presidential Election ballot to
your local board of elections and your vote will
be counted.
Absentee Voting Rules:
Who may vote by absentee ballot?
Any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot.
How do I request an absentee ballot for the 2008 Presidential Elections?
You may request an absentee ballot by completing
the Absentee Ballot Application (formulario y
instrucciones disponibles también en español):
http://www.elections.state.md.us/pdf/2008_Absentee_Ballot_Application-SPL.pdf
To use this form, print the form, enter the
required information, sign it, and send it to
your local board of elections:
http://www.elections.state.md.us/about/county_boards.html
A request for an absentee ballot for the 2008
Presidential Elections must be received by:
For the Presidential General Election on November 4, 2008
4:30 p.m. on October 28, 2008, if the application is mailed; or
11:59 p.m. on October 28, 2008, if the application is faxed.
Presidential Election Absentee Ballot Application:
http://www.elections.state.md.us/pdf/2008_Absentee_Ballot_Application.pdf
IMPORTANT STATEWIDE AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY BALLOT QUESTIONS:
The following questions will also be on the
ballot in November for your vote. Please review
these questions so that you may know how to vote.
2008 Presidential Election - Statewide Ballot Questions
Question 1 - Constitutional Amendment
(Chapter 513, Acts of 2007)
Early Voting; Polling Places; Absentee Ballots
Authorizes the General Assembly to enact
legislation to allow qualified voters to vote at
polling places inside or outside of their
election districts or wards and to vote up to two
weeks before an election. This amendment also
authorizes the General Assembly to enact
legislation to allow absentee voting by qualified
voters who choose to vote by absentee ballot, in
addition to voters who are absent at the time of
the election or who are unable to vote personally.
(Amends Article I, §§1 and 3 of the Maryland Constitution)
· For the Constitutional Amendment
· Against the Constitutional Amendment
Question 2 - Constitutional Amendment
(Chapter 5, Acts of 2007 Special Session)
Authorizing Video Lottery Terminals (Slot Machines) to Fund Education
Authorizes the State to issue up to five video
lottery licenses for the purpose of raising
revenue for education of children in public
schools, pre-kindergarten through grade 12,
public school construction and improvements, and
construction of capital projects at community
colleges and higher education institutions. No
more than a total number of 15,000 video lottery
terminals may be authorized in the State, and
only one license may be issued for each specified
location in Anne Arundel, Cecil, Worcester, and
Allegany Counties, and Baltimore City. Any
additional forms or expansion of commercial
gaming in Maryland is prohibited, unless approved
by a voter referendum.
(Enacts new Article XIX of the Maryland Constitution)
· For the Constitutional Amendment
· Against the Constitutional Amendment
2008 Presidential Election - Prince George's County Ballot Questions
Question A
(CB-34-2008)
Charter Required Referendum
Library Facilities Bonds
An Act enabling the County to borrow money and
issue bonds in an amount not exceeding $9,155,000
to finance the design, construction,
reconstruction, extension, acquisition,
improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation,
relocation, rehabilitation or repair of Library
Facilities, as defined therein.
· For the Charter Referendum
· Against the Charter Referendum
Question B
(CB-35-2008)
Charter Required Referendum
Public Safety Facilities Bonds
An Act enabling the County to borrow money and
issue bonds in an amount not exceeding
$38,134,000 to finance the design, construction,
reconstruction, extension, acquisition,
improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation,
relocation, rehabilitation or repair of Public
Safety Facilities (including Fire Department
Facilities), as defined therein.
· For the Charter Referendum
· Against the Charter Referendum
Question C
(CB-36-2008)
Charter Required Referendum
County Buildings Bonds
An Act enabling the County to borrow money and
issue bonds in an amount not exceeding
$112,596,000 to finance the design, construction,
reconstruction, extension, acquisition,
improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation,
relocation, rehabilitation or repair of County
Buildings, as defined therein.
· For the Charter Referendum
· Against the Charter Referendum
Question D
(CB-37-2008)
Charter Required Referendum
Public Works and Transportation Facilities Bonds
An Act enabling the County to borrow money and
issue bonds in an amount not exceeding
$153,224,000 to finance the design, construction,
reconstruction, extension, acquisition,
improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation,
relocation, rehabilitation or repair of Public
Works and Transportation Facilities (including
roads and bridges, parking lots, and maintenance
facilities), as defined therein.
· For the Charter Referendum
· Against the Charter Referendum
Question E
(CB-38-2008)
Charter Required Referendum
Community College Facilities Bonds
An Act enabling the County to borrow money and
issue bonds in an amount not exceeding
$48,731,000 to finance the design, construction,
reconstruction, extension, acquisition,
improvement, enlargement, alteration, renovation,
relocation, rehabilitation or repair of Community
College Facilities, as defined therein.
· For the Charter Referendum
· Against the Charter Referendum
Question F
(CB-12-2007)
Charter Required Referendum
Telecommunications and Service Sales and Use Tax
An Act to increase the sales and use tax on gross
receipts from telecommunications service within
Prince George's County from 8 percent to 11
percent to increase funding available to the
Prince George's County Board of Education.
· For the Charter Referendum
· Against the Charter Referendum
Question G
(CB-50-2008)
Charter Amendment
Enactment of Legislation - Extension of Time for
Notice of Public Hearing on a Bill
To clarify the prescribed scheduling and notice
periods for legislation by the Clerk of the
Council from five to ten days.
· For the Charter Amendment
· Against the Charter Amendment
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My best to you,
Joyce Dowling http://www.joycedowling.com/
"Come dream a dream with me, that I might know your mind.
And I'll bring you hope when hope is hard to find."
Hope in governance: http://www.barackobama.com/
Hope in religious community: http://www.dmuuc.org/
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