Md. Officials Work To Increase Voter Turnout
As the last-minute campaigning continues, so does the last-minute effort to get Maryland voters to the polls.
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As the last-minute campaigning continues, so does the last-minute effort to get Maryland voters to the polls.
The White House is up for grabs and polls show this could be one of the closest races in history. Here in Maryland, several hot button issues will finally be decided.
The battle over Question 7 is intensifying ahead of Election Night. The controversial issue would expand gambling to table games and increase the number of slot machines here in Maryland.
Hundreds of marchers with sock puppets, marionettes and full costumes, including a version of Big Bird, have joined a so-called Million Puppet March to the Capitol to show support for public broadcasting.
Prince George's County Democrats have chosen businessman Greg Hall to replace Delegate Tiffany Alston in the Maryland General Assembly after she was convicted of paying a law firm employee with state money.
The final push for early voting draws huge crowds ahead of Election Day. The polls closed just two hours ago and the key issues on the ballot drew voters well into the night.
The CEO of MGM Resorts International said Friday that if Maryland voters agree Tuesday to expand legalized gambling, his company would build a luxurious and architecturally unimposing casino and hotel near the nation's capital, not a blocky neon-lit behemoth.
In these final days before the election there's a renewed push to influence African-American voters in the same-sex marriage debate. Many are those are considered to be on the fence.
A top aide to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is leaving for the private sector.
The Maryland General Assembly's counsel says Delegate Tiffany Alston's conviction for paying a law firm employee with state money permanently removes her from her term.
Organizers of a Million Puppet March are announcing their plans for a Washington rally three days before the election to support funding for public broadcasting.
Gov. Martin O'Malley has signed an executive order to help people apply for absentee ballots, if they are unable to apply in person because of Superstorm Sandy.
It's coming down to the wire for the campaigns that have dominated Maryland's election year.
Sykesville has a new town manager.
After shutting down for two days to weather the storm, early voting polls reopened Wednesday morning with brand new hours designed to make up for lost time. Now only in its third year, elections officials think a record turnout could be set by Friday.
