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Montgomery County Board of Elections receives initial petition signatures

For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 13, 2024

The Montgomery County Board of Elections received today the initial batch of signatures collected for the Petition to have an amendment of the County Charter submitted to the registered voters of Montgomery County, Maryland. If the requisite number of signatures are validated, the question will appear on the 2024 General Election ballot.

The proposed amendment seeks to bar any County Executive from serving more than two full or partial consecutive terms of office.

The Montgomery County Board of Elections has a legal deadline to process the submitted Petition signatures within twenty (20) calendar days. The Petition organizers confirmed that approximately 12,000 signatures were included in the initial batch and that additional signatures would be submitted before the July 29, 2024, legal deadline. The Petition must have 10,000 validated signatures in order for the question to appear on the 2024 General Election ballot.

For election information, call 240-777-8500, visit www.777vote.org, the Maryland State Board of Elections website at www.elections.maryland.gov, or follow the Montgomery County Board of Elections on Facebook, Instagram, and X
Media Contact: Gilberto Zelaya 240-777-8625