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Md. officials warn later city primary would be difficult
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| Contributor | U Ole Polecat |
| Last Edited | U Ole Polecat Feb 27, 2003 12:38pm |
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| Category | General |
| News Date | Thursday, February 27, 2003 06:38:56 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Primary is up in the air at the moment. It could be held Sept. 2003 (as currently scheduled), Mar 2004, or Sept. 2004. There is even a chance that there won't be one and just have a General election.
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"The General Assembly is considering moving the date of the city's primary election, scheduled for this September, closer to the next municipal general election in November 2004. In 1999, Baltimore voters chose to move the city's general election to coincide with presidential races, but the legislature, which controls the date of all primaries in the state, must change the city's primary or risk having a lame-duck administration for 14 months."
"Mayor Martin O'Malley asked state lawmakers to move the city's primary to coincide with the presidential primary in March 2004, in particular to save as much as $575,000 in election costs."
"Proponents of the September 2004 primary said they believe the city election board could handle the work if required to do so by the state. In addition, they said if the people are willing to pay for it, they should be allowed to have the primary in September 2004."
"Del. Justin D. Ross, a Prince George's Democrat and a member of the Ways and Means Committee, suggested that the city eliminate next year's primary and hold a nonpartisan general election as a way to resolve the dispute."
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