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THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS of Montgomery County OTERS’ GUIDE PRIMARY ELECTION: TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2018 POLLS OPEN: 7 AM – 8 PM Hyattstown 124 650 Laytonsville DISTRICT 108 DISTRICT 6 270 3 Gaithersburg 650 Poolesville 200 28 Burtonsville Rockville DISTRICT 270 29 190 8 495 495 Silver Spring EARLY VOTING: June 14 – June 21 (10 AM – 8 PM) SEE PAGE 3 FOR EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Check out VOTE411.org – an interactive guide for voting information Contents Information for About the Voters’ Guide ............................................. 2 About the Primary Election ......................................... 2 All Montgomery Get Ready to Vote .................................................... 2 County Voters Three Ways To Vote and Early Voting Centers ..................... 3 Maryland Maryland Governor and Lieutenant Governor .................... 4 Maryland Comptroller ............................................... 7 Statewide Offices Maryland Attorney General ......................................... 7 United States U.S. Senator ........................................................... 8 Congress U.S. Representative in Congress ................................... 12 Maryland General State Senators and Delegates ...................................... 17 Assembly Montgomery County Executive .................................................... 29 County Council ...................................................... 31 County Offices State’s Attorney ...................................................... 39 Register of Wills ...................................................... 39 Sheriff ................................................................. 39 Judges of the Sixth Circuit Court .................................. 40 Clerk of the Circuit Court ........................................... 42 Party Central Committees .......................................... 43 Montgomery Board of Education .................................................. 44 County Board of Education LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS® Material from the Guide may not be reproduced in whole Produced and OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD, INC. or in part without permission of the League of Women published by: CITIZEN EDUCATION FUND Voters of Montgomery County. The League assumes no liability for errors or omissions. League of Women Voters of Montgomery County—Citizen Education Fund 12216 Parklawn Dr., Suite 105 Share our Guide with others! Rockville, MD 20852-1710 301-984-9585 This Guide is also on our Email: [email protected] website: lwvmocomd.org lwvmocomd.org 1 Would you like to join or contribute to The League of Women Voters? See page 6! About the Voters’ Guide And the League Of Women Voters (LWV) This Voters’ Guide, published by the League of Women Voters responses for all federal, state, and county races on the ballot for (LWV) of Montgomery County, can help you make decisions when your address. you vote in the June 2018 Primary Election. LWV is a nonpartisan organization of women and men that promotes informed You may also view and print a copy of this guide and the additional participation in government. The League does not support or questions and responses not in this printed guide from our website oppose any political party or candidate. at lwvmocomd.org. The LWV sent questions to all candidates requesting responses NOTE: In the primary election, your Republican or Democratic ballot before our print deadline, April 13, 2018. The answers in the Voters’ will include all the candidates for all the partisan offices--whether Guide appear exactly as written by the candidates. Candidate or not they have party opponents. Because of the large number websites provide additional biographical and policy information. of candidates, we could not include all questions and answers in Some candidates may have withdrawn after the print deadline. this print edition of the Voters’ Guide. If a candidate has no Primary opposition, we have included only the candidate’s name, party, and The League’s vote411.org website has responses to additional website. For candidates in contested races, we have included as questions not printed here due to space limitations. It also has many questions and answers as space allowed. responses received after our print deadline along with responses received from the candidates for Democratic and Republican All questions and answers from all candidates are available at Central Committees. Use vote411.org to compare the candidate vote411.org and our website lwvmocomd.org. About the Primary Election • The Primary Election takes place on June 26 and the General Primary Election. You cannot change your party affiliation after Election is on November 6, 2018. June 5. There is one exception: If you have not registered to vote in Maryland by June 5, you may register for the first time, declare • The Democratic and Republican political parties are required by a party affiliation, and vote the same day at Early Voting. See next Maryland law to choose their candidates for the General Election in page for Early Voting locations. party primary elections. Those parties have determined that only registered Republicans may vote for Republican candidates and • To vote in the Primary Election in June, you must be 18 years old on only registered Democrats may vote for Democratic candidates or before the November 6, 2018 General Election. in the Primary Election. Unaffiliated, Green, and Libertarian party voters may vote only for the nonpartisan Board of Education offices • Maryland law does not allow write-in candidates for the Primary in the statewide Primary Election. Election. • In 2018, you must be registered as a Democrat or Republican • With few exceptions, offices and candidates in this guide are listed by the June 5 deadline to vote for that party’s candidates in the in the same order in which they will appear on your ballot. Get Ready To Vote You can learn about the issues and candidates’ positions from the You do not need to vote on everything. You can choose to vote for League’s printed and on-line Voters’ Guides at lwvmocomd.org, at the candidates and issues that are most important to you. vote411.org, and from candidate forums and websites. Use that information to choose for whom you want to vote. You can mark You may take the sample ballot and the Voters’ Guide with you when your sample ballot sent to all registered voters by the Board of you vote. You are NOT permitted to use electronic devices such as Elections. The sample ballot lists all the candidates who will be on smartphones, tablets, and computers inside polling places—even your ballot. It also gives the name and address of your polling place while you are in line within the room. First time voters in Maryland if you vote on Primary Election Day, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. must bring identification such as a driver’s license that shows your current address. Am I Registered? Do I Need To Update My Registration? In Maryland, registration is permanent so long as you have not You can check your registration by: changed your name or address. Always keep your name, address, and political party affiliation up to date with the Board of Elections. • Looking at your voter registration card or the sample ballot that was mailed to you in late May Two registration deadlines to know: • Using the Verify Registration link 777vote.org or • June 5, 2018 at 9:00 pm: Deadline to be registered or to change voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/VoterSearch your party affiliation • Calling the Board of Elections at 240-777-8500 • June 14-21, 2018: If you missed the June 5 deadline, you may register and vote the same day during Early Voting with required If your registration is out of date, you may have to vote with a identification. You can also change your name and address but provisional ballot or go to a different polling place. A provisional cannot change your party affiliation. ballot lets you vote if there is a registration problem. The Board of Elections will research your record after the election and your ballot will be counted if you are registered. If no registration record is found, you will be registered to vote in the next election. 2 Register At Early Voting Centers If you miss the June 5 registration deadline and are qualified, you • Not be under court-ordered ineligibility to vote due to mental can register and vote the same day at any County Early Voting disability Center from 10 am – 8 pm, Thursday, June 14 – Thursday, June 21. • Not have been convicted of buying or selling votes To register you must: • Not have been convicted of a felony, or, if so, have completed serving any prison sentence • Be at least 16 years old; however, to vote you must be 18 years old on or before the General Election, Tuesday, November 6, 2018 To register at Early Voting Centers, bring a Maryland driver’s license, • Be a citizen of the United States identification card, learner’s permit, or other proof of residency. • Be a resident of Maryland If you are already registered, you may change your name or address, but not your political affiliation at Early Voting Centers. Three Ways To Vote VOTE EARLY at a convenient time and location for you. The Early Voting Centers are open from 10 am – 8 pm, Thursday, 1 June 14 – Thursday, June 21. All ballots will be available at each of these early voting locations: Activity Center at Bohrer Park Mid-County Community Recreation Center 506 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg 20877 2004 Queensguard Road, Silver Spring 20906 Damascus Community Recreation Center Potomac Community Recreation Center

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