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For the seventh year in row, hundreds of American flags will be on display at Gaithersburg’s Bohrer Park during Memorial Day. This year, the flags are being placed not just in memory of those who died fighting for this country, but also front line heroes as well. This Memorial Day weekend, 750 eight-foot tall American […]
Board said the Board of Supervisors of Elections will discuss the drop-box locations in March.
Gaithersburg holds staggered elections for its mayor and City Council positions every two years in odd-numbered years.
During the last six election cycles dating to 2009, turnout has ranged from 5% to 13%. In the most recent election, in 2019, turnout was 6.54%.
The city has long hoped to increase turnout in its municipal elections, and began discussing vote-by-mail shortly after Rockville conducted its 2019 election by mail. The concept has become more popular lately due to the need to accommodate voters during the pandemic.
The cost of holding the 2019 election was $53,945, Board said on Monday. A hybrid election model, such as the one proposed by the Board of Supervisors of Elections, would increase the cost to $143,950, she said. But the city might be able to save money by borrowing ballot boxes form the state, she said.
It may be the dead of winter but you can banish the winter blues with arts and culture! The Arts Barn and Kentlands Mansion continue to stream live cultural arts programming that you can participate in from the safety of your own home. Discover your inner artist and join an arts history or drawing and painting class. Recently engaged? We have a series of FREE virtual videos that will be posted weekly by the “I Do Crew”. Celebrate the achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement with the moving drama “The Mountaintop”. Or celebrate Valentine’s Day with the ones you love with a concert of romantic Romani music. And much more! Gallery viewings at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park during normal business hours. Arts Barn and Kentlands Mansion offer gallery viewing by appointment only.