Day: June 23, 2010

State Roundup June 23, 2010

STRANDED MARC TRAIN: MTA and Amtrak officials struggled to explain how 1,000 MARC train commuters were left stranded in sweltering heat until some removed windows and summoned paramedics, writes the Sun's Michael Dresser. Two people were sent to the hospital, reports...

Audit finds serious flaws at Maryland elections board

The State Board of Elections does not do a good job monitoring voter registration and overseeing local election boards, state auditors said in a new report, and the board has serious deficiencies in handling accounts receivable, cash, equipment and payroll, even failing to report a $2 million budget shortfall.

Some of the same problems were found in a 2006 audit, but elections officials still hadn’t properly addressed them, the audit said.

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