Forty-six early voting centers will open Oct. 27 in Maryland for the 2012 presidential election, but it is not clear that the convenience is worth the $2.6 million price tag taxpayers are paying for the new benefit.
Overall, voter turnout has not increased, and one national study suggests early voting may have depressed turnout in several states, possibly because election day loses its stimulating effect on non-voters.
Even if voters reject the new congressional redistricting plan, those districts will remain in place until the 2014 election; more gambling money won’t necessarily translate into more education money; gambling addicts join exclusion program; Viking blasts Del. Burns on gay marriage, free speech over Ravens linebacker stance and Burns walks back on his position; jobs imbalance clogs roadways with Marylanders heading to work in D.C.-Virginia area; defense contractors worry about job loss; and an independent gets enough signatures to run against U.S. Sen. Cardin and Dan Bongino.
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