Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott is calling on Governor Hogan to create a statewide contingency plan for the upcoming election.
HOGAN TO CREATE A STATEWIDEBACK- UP PLAN FOR THE UPCOMINGELECTION.
HIS MESSAGE COMES ONTHE HEELS OF STATEMENTS FROMPRESIDENT TRUMP ON THE POSTALSERVICE.
HE SAYS HE OPPOSEDFUNDING FOR THE AGENCY BECAUSEHE DOESN'T WANT MAIL-IN VOTINGWMAR-2 NEWS RAY STRICKLANDREPORTS ON THE CONCERNS ABOUTTHE IMPACT IN NOVEMBER.Right now, the plan inMaryland is to have in personvoting for the upcomingelection The state is alsoencouraging vote by mail But,with concerns over COVID-19and president trumps recentcomments on the postal serviceBaltimore city councilpresident Brandon Scott wantsGovernor Larry Hogan to dowhat he did during the Juneprimary which is mailing aballot out to every person inthe state to ensure theprocess will be fair“Not onlyis it the right thing to dobut it will keep them healthy.Keep them saf”“This is aboutamerican democracy.
Peopleright to vote” Currently, thestate board of elections isrequiring Marylanders to fillout an application before theycan receive a ballot by mailScott says hevoter suppression and the factit could put more pressure onthe postal service an agencyalready dealing with delays inmail delivery.“We should maileveryone a ballot and do it asquicky and humanly possible“It will also not cost thestate to spend extra tax payerdollars by sending anapplication and then aballot” Thursday, a baltimorepostal workers union blamedthe postmaster general who wasappointed by the president formaking changes the union saysdeliberately slowed down maildelivery The union alsobelieves the main goal is toundermine the election.
12 52“It makes us feel in a waylike theysabotage.
Scott agrees whichis why he believes itsimportant to have acontingency plan to expect tunexpected.“Still theoverwhelming majority ofpeople in the primary did itby mail.
We shouldnforcing people to risk theirlives” In Baltimore RayStrickland WMAR-2 News.WE REACHED OUT TO THEGOVERNOR.
HIS OFFICE REFERREDUS TO HIS PREVIOUS STATEM
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