Edgewater Election Guide 2016: Voting Hours, Polling Places, Sample Ballot, More

EDGEWATER, MD — Voters across Anne Arundel County can finally bring the arduous presidential campaign to an end when they vote Tuesday, Nov. 8, for president, and also decide U.S. Senate and Congressional races, and cast votes on six charter amendments tied to economic development and budgets.

Maryland residents had to register by the final day of early voting, Nov. 3, in order to vote in the 2016 general election.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day, Nov. 8. Many people will vote during the peak hours, say election officials, so you may want to avoid voting during these hours: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. To avoid the longest lines you may want to vote outside of these hours.

Anne Arundel County voters will decide six charter amendments that include whether to allow more expensive goods and services to bypass the procurement process and whether to require the county executive to hold two public meetings before introducing a budget.

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All voters will weigh in on an amendment to the state constitution that changes the way the governor fills a vacancy of the attorney general or the comptroller and requires a special election for vacancies that occur on or before a certain date. Under current law, the governor fills a vacancy by appointing someone to serve for the remainder of the term. Under the amended law, if the vacating attorney general or comptroller was a member of a political party, the governor must fill the vacancy from a list of three names provided by the political party of the vacating official.

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Local ballots: There are myriad local ballots that vary by city and county. Find all of those on the State Board of Elections website.

Here are the Anne Arundel charter amendments:

QUESTION A

Charter Amendment
Compilation of Laws

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to remove the requirement of recodifying the Anne Arundel County Code at least every ten years.

For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment

QUESTION B

Charter Amendment
Effective Date of Ordinances - Appropriations

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to provide that ordinances related to transfers of appropriations under Charter Section 711, supplementary appropriations under Charter Section 712, and amendments of the capital budget under Charter Section 716 shall take effect when they become law.

For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment

QUESTION C

Charter Amendment
Purchasing Contract Limits

To amend the County Charter to permit the County Council to increase the minimum value of purchases and contracts requiring competitive bidding from $25,000 to an amount up to $75,000.

For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment

QUESTION D

Charter Amendment
Budgetary and Fiscal Procedures - Pre-submission Public Meetings

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to require the County Executive to hold two public meetings on the proposed County budget no later than 30 days before the start of the annual legislative session of the County Council, before submission to the County Council.

For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment

QUESTION E

Charter Amendment
The County Executive - Powers and Duties of Office - Director of Programming

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to change the title of Director of Programming to Economic Development Officer in Section 405 of the Charter.

For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment

QUESTION F

Charter Amendment
Interim Notes

To amend the Anne Arundel County Charter to allow the County Council to pass ordinances authorizing the issuance of interim notes to temporarily fund appropriations for capital projects.

For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment

2016 General Precincts and Polling Places

• Precinct count by County (PDF)
• Precinct count by Congressional District (PDF)
• Precincts and Polling Places (PDF)
• Precincts and Polling Places (Excel)

For more information, visit the Maryland State Board of Elections website.

Residents will use a new, paper-based, digital image scan voting system; voters will now mark their selections with a pen on paper ballots prior to inserting them in the scanner for tabulation.