Montgomery County still has thousands of ballots left to count before the county executive and other local Democratic primaries can be called.
after the election, or two days after it completes its count, to certify and send local results to the state. Once all the local boards finish counting and certify, the state board of elections will host a meeting to certify the election — a process that’s unique to the gubernatorial primary race, said Nikki Baines Charlson, deputy administrator at the Maryland State Board of Elections.
mailed ballots that arrive before the cutoff at 10 a.m. Friday. The board plans to continue canvassing through Saturday and will add additional dates as needed, Montgomery County elections spokesman Gilberto Zelaya said in an interview. The county is aiming to complete its count by Aug. 12.Most statewide races have already been called, but a few key local races still depend on those lingering votes.
“It’s common that it’s delayed a few days,” Voelp said of election certification. “It’s not so common for it to be two weeks.” Zelaya, from Montgomery, said the county will enter “phase two” of tabulating mail-in ballots on Friday. Phase two signifies that the board of elections has stopped accepting mail-in ballots. So far, the board has canvassed and counted more than 47,000 votes, Zelaya said.
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