Appellate Judge Rejects Challenge To Annapolis Vote-By-Mail Election

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ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — The Maryland Court of Appeals connected Thursday cleared the mode for the upcoming vote-by-mail predetermination successful Annapolis.

Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera signed an bid denying a proceeding successful the case, uncovering that a reappraisal would not beryllium successful the nationalist interest.

The suit was filed past period by Herb McMillan, a Republican campaigner for Anne Arundel County enforcement successful 2022, and George Gallagher, a Republican campaigner for metropolis alderman.

“I americium blessed that the petition was denied,” City Attorney D. Michael Lyles said successful a statement. “We judge mail-in-voting volition beryllium indispensable going forward, particularly arsenic we absorption connected nationalist wellness precautions and navigate our mode retired of the pandemic.”

The suit was initially dismissed by Circuit Court Judge Glenn L. Klavans.

“I’m blessed it is over. We knew we had the ineligible close to behaviour our elections successful this way, and I’m gladsome the courts agreed,” said Mayor Gavin Buckley.

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The metropolis volition statesman mailing ballots Aug. 30 to registered voters successful wards 3, 4 and 8, the lone wards with contested primaries. In November, each registered elector volition beryllium sent a wide predetermination ballot which whitethorn beryllium sent backmost by message oregon dropped successful a dropbox astatine 1 of the city’s 8 voting precincts. Voters who privation to ballot successful idiosyncratic astatine their precinct whitethorn bash truthful for the Sept. 21 superior predetermination and Nov. 2 wide election.