Hello neighbors!<\/p>\n
Most of you should have received your election ballot in the mail by now.\u00a0 If not, please verify you are registered to vote here:\u00a0 https:\/\/voterservices.elections.maryland.gov\/VoterSearch<\/a>.<\/p>\n The big local election candidates revolve around the Board of Education candidates and the Judicial Circuit Court Judges.\u00a0 Here is overall information:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.mymcmedia.org\/mocovotesmcm-2020-primary-candidate-information\/<\/a><\/p>\n Below is some information to help you decide.\u00a0 We did the best we could in finding the voter guides, and if any were left out, it was by accident not intentional.<\/p>\n Happy reading and don\u2019t forget to get the ballots in by June 2nd<\/sup>!<\/p>\n \u00a0Judicial Circuit Court Judges: <\/strong><\/p>\n There are 4 sitting judges that were appointed but are up for election; with two candidates vying for those seats.<\/p>\n In general, due to the vetting process that goes into appointing judges, it may be indicated to re-elect the sitting judges (though NPCA is not endorsing anyone). Rather, we were notified of one forum for the candidates to discuss the issues.\u00a0 While it is a Democratic forum, we are sharing this as the forum is intended to be non-partisan in nature and is the only one we were made aware of.\u00a0 To gain access to the forum, you can register here:\u00a0 bit.ly\/JCForumRecordingRegistration<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Information from the League of Women Voter\u2019s guide may be found here:<\/p>\n https:\/\/d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net\/lwvmc\/pages\/659\/attachments\/original\/1588901614\/2020_Primary_Expanded_VG_English__webRev2.pdf?1588901614#page=24<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0Board of Education: <\/strong><\/p>\n There are many candidates for the Board of Education and the race is arguably the most intense for the local area.\u00a0 We provide several references to voting guides below to help you choose your candidates. Montgomery County voters will elect three nonpartisan members to the Board of Education in November. The top two vote-getters in the June 2 primary for the at-large and District 4 seats move on<\/strong> to the general election.<\/strong> District 2 only has two candidates who filed, so both candidates will advance to the general election.<\/p>\n Montgomery County: https:\/\/www.mymcmedia.org\/2020-primary-election-montgomery-county-board-of-education-at-large\/<\/a><\/p>\n League of Women Voter\u2019s Guide to At Large: LWV — 2020 BOE voter guide – At-Large.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n League of Women Voter\u2019s Guide to District 4: BOE District 4 all candidate answers.docx<\/a><\/p>\n Bethesda Magazine: Bethesda Mag At Large Voter Guide.docx<\/a><\/p>\n Metro DC PFLAG: Metro DC PFLAG At Large BOE Voter Guide.docx<\/a><\/p>\n Council for Advocacy and Policy Solutions:\u00a0 https:\/\/capsmd.org\/issues\/governance<\/a><\/p>\n Lux Manor Citizens Association had a zoom forum:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/luxmanor.20852\/videos\/861530460981698\/<\/a><\/p>\n Best Regards,<\/p>\n Naomi Yount<\/p>\n President NPCA<\/p>\n May 19, 2020<\/p>\n Please find us at\u00a0www.northpotomacnews.org<\/a>\u00a0and on Facebook\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/northpotomaccitizensassociation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello neighbors! Most of you should have received your election ballot in the mail by now.\u00a0 If not, please verify you are registered to vote here:\u00a0 https:\/\/voterservices.elections.maryland.gov\/VoterSearch. 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