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CITY OF FREDERICK ELECTION 2012
School board race still close after provisional ballot count
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School board race still close after provisional ballot count
Frederick County Board of Education candidate Emily Ann Meyer sat patiently for two hours Wednesday morning to see if she would close the gap in a too-close-to-call primary election.

Story by Pete McCarthy/Photo by Travis Pratt
  IMPORTANT DATES
Apr. 3: Presidential Primary Election
Nov. 6: Presidential General Election
 
  ELECTION HEADLINES


STOCK act may give voters better picture of Delaney, Bartlett
WASHINGTON - The battle for Maryland's 6th Congressional District this fall will pit a millionaire corporate investor against a wealthy landowner -- occupations that the new STOCK Act will allow voters to examine more deeply as they decide who will represent them. more »
 
Board of Education primary results stand — for now
Today’s count of provisional ballots did not change the results of the Frederick County Board of Education primary election. more »
 
Afzali: Bill delays are political payback
ANNAPOLIS -- Maryland Delegate Kathy Afzali's honey bill found itself in a sticky spot in the Senate, where the lawmaker's former opponent in the GOP congressional race stopped the proposal's progress Monday. more »
 
Brinkley falls short of endorsing Bartlett
The primary is over in the 6th Congressional District, but that doesn't mean the fences have been mended. more »
 
Absentee ballots change leaders in school board race
Tony Chmelik is now in sixth place in the race to be on the ballot for the Frederick County Board of Education in November, knocking Emily Ann Meyer to seventh place and perhaps out of the race. more »
 
Only three votes separate candidates for last school board spot on November ballot
The 2012 primary is far from over -- at least for Frederick County Board of Education candidates. more »
 
Power failure shuts down polls at school
A power failure Tuesday temporarily shut down polls at Wolfsville Elementary School, but electricity was restored a few hours later, according to Stuart Harvey, Frederick County election director. more »
 
Six to vie for three Board of Education seats
Apples are still a teacher's favorite gift following Tuesday's primary election. more »
 
Van Hollen, Timmerman pick up 8th District victories
Five-term incumbent Chris Van Hollen won the Democratic nomination for Maryland's 8th Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating challenger George English. more »
 
Voter turnout slow throughout county
BRUNSWICK more »
 
State officials coalesce behind Delaney
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Democrats are coalescing behind their nominee to take on Republican Rep. Roscoe Bartlett. more »
 
Bartlett, Delaney to fight for 6th District
A divided Republican Party must get behind Rep. Roscoe Bartlett after a messy primary in which seven candidates tried to unseat the 10-term incumbent. more »
 
Primary campaigns wrap up downtown
Free samples of John Delaney's political views were up for grabs Monday afternoon at the Safeway on West Seventh Street. more »
 
Primary day: All hands on deck
All systems are go in Frederick County for today's primary election. more »
 
Balancing office, election takes skill
ANNAPOLIS -- Winning an election is especially hard for those who have recently prevailed in one. more »
 
Like father, like son? Afzali hopes so
ANNAPOLIS - When Kathy Afzali ran for delegate in 2010 she unseated the incumbent, Joseph Bartlett. Now she's aiming to do the same to his father, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett. more »
 
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK
Bethany Rodgers
Political Notes — Petition drive harder for map than for marriage
Published on May 18, 2012
Efforts to get the legalization of same-sex marriage onto November's ballot have gotten a lot of attention. But a simultaneous petition drive focused on a state map has not sparked the same interest, Delegate Michael Hough says. more »

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  •   VOTORS GUIDE 2012

  • 2012 Primary Election voters guide

  •   FREDERICK COUNTY OFFICES
    Board of Education
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    Zakir Bengali


    chmelik, small
    Tony Chmelik


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    Colleen Cusimano


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    Kathryn Groth


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    Joy Schaefer


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    Tom Shade



      FEDERAL OFFICE
    House of Representatives — 6th District
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    John Delaney


    Republican
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    Roscoe Bartlett



    House of Representatives — 8th District
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    Chris Van Hollen


    Republican
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    Kenneth Timmerman


    Green Party

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    George Gluck



      COLUMNS/EDITORIALS ON THE ELECTION
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  • Afzali's true intent
  • Afzali's Facebook photos
  • Thanks for covering District 8
  • Hurray for Van Hollen
  • Afzali doesn't deserve all the slings and arrows
  • Candidate vs. candidate
  • Common sense for our school board
  • We need Wallace




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