Primary mail-in ballots delayed to Baltimore City residents

Primary mail-in ballots delayed to Baltimore City residents

HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR MAILIN BALLOT FOR THE JUNE SECONDPRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY.

TONIGHT,WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON WHERETHEY ARE... WMA━2 NEWS ABBYISAACS SPOKE TO THE CITYCOUNCIL PRESIDENT WHO ISCALLING FOR MORE TO BE DONABBY?LOOKLIV━━ BannerÃPRIMARYELECTION BALLOTS DELAYED FORBALTIMORE CITY RESIDENTS//COUNCIL PRESIDENT CALLING FORANSWERS FROM STATE BOARD OFELECTIONS BRANDON SCOTT//BALTIMORE CITY COUNCILPRESIDENT CITY COUNCILPRESIDENT BRANDON SCOTT WANTSTHE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONSTO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TOADDRESS THE DELAYS.

THE BOARDTODAY SAYING THE MAIL INBALLOTS WILL BE ARRIVING TOBALTIMORE CITY RESIDENTS ALLTHIS WEEK.

Itimportant election in thehistory of our city and wehave to make sure itthe right way.

COME JUNESECOND, BALTIMORE RESIENTSWILL BE MAKING SOME BIGWILL BE MAKING SOME BIGTDECISIONSTHCISIONSTHEISIONSTHE MIONSTHE MAYNSTHE MAYORTHE MAYORALTHE MAYORAL ATHE MAYORAL ANDTHE MAYORAL AND PTHE MAYORAL AND PRETHE MAYORAL AND PRESITHE MAYORAL AND PRESIDETHE MAYORAL AND PRESIDENTTHE MAYORAL AND PRESIDENTIATHE MAYORAL AND PRESIDENTIALRACES.

We were told that theballots were mailed out maythe 8th.

BUT COUNCIL PRESIDENTBRANDON SCOTT SAID A WEEKLATER, HE HAD HEARD FROM LOTSOF RESIDENTS WHO STILL HADNGOTTEN THEM.

Only in the cityhave I heard people in drovessay we have not received aballot and people are angrisaying where are my ballotsLAST FRIDAY, HE CALLED FORSTATUS UPDATE FROM THEMARYLAND STATE BAORD OFELECTIONS AND TODAY THE BOARDSAID THEY ARE ON THE WAY,EXPECTED TO BE DELIVERED TOELIGIBLE BALTIMORE CITY VOTERSTHIS WEEK THROUGH SATURDAY.THE MAIL IN BALLOTS AREIMPORTANT.

BECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC, VOTING WILL BEPRIMARILY CONDUCTED BY MAIL,WITH LIMITED OPTIONS TO VOTEIN PERSON ON ELECTION DAY.

Wecanto vote in droves becausenot safe.

SCOTT IS CALLING ONTHE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONSTO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING NOLATER THAN TUESDAY TO ADDRESTHE ISSUES.

Voting is a basicAmerican right that peopleshould be able to exercise andto not be able to do that inelections of such consequenceis something thatunacceptable that we have todemand that our state dobetter.

THE MARYLANDADMINSTRATOR OF ELECTIONS SAIDTODAY THAT THE BOARD IS DEEPLYCOMMITTED TO ENSURING THATBALLOTS ARE DELIVERED PROMPTLYTO ALL ELIBLE VOTERS INBALTIMORE AND ACROSS MARYLAND.LOOKLIV━ ANY ELIGIBLE VOTERWHO DOES NOT RECEIVE A MAIL INBALLOT CAN SUBMIT A REQUESTONLINE OR OVER THE PHONE.

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