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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
The Baltimore City Council Task Force To Secure the Integrity of Baltimore City Elections
FOR the purpose of establishing a task force to ensure the validity of the 2007 Mayoral and future elections by evaluating the accessability, geographic placement, and number of polling places throughout the City; assessing the efficacy and timing of the current educational program for election judges; and performing a comprehensive fiscal and operational audit of the Baltimore City electoral process.
Body Recitals
Following the fiasco of the 2006 primary election, in which major mistakes affected the electoral process across the entire state, the Maryland State Election Administrator ordered the subdivisions in which the most egregious violations occurred, Baltimore City, and Montgomery, Prince Georges, and Anne Arundel county local election boards, to immediately submit remedy plans to ensure that the general election would run smoothly and accurately reflect the will of the people.
As further indemnity against a botched election, the Maryland General Assembly leadership directed the Office of Legislative Audits (OLA) to identify the problems encountered by the 4 jurisdictions during the primary election. In response, the Office issued weekly reports analyzing the correction action plans proposed to correct significant deficienc...
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