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		<title>Cecil Co Charter Changes on Ballot Aim to Fix County Exec Issues; State Question Would Close Kevin Hornberger Residency Loophole</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS As in-person early voting in the General Election began on Thursday (10/27/2022), Cecil County voters will decide five local Charter amendments, including changes in selection of Ethics Commission members and requiring greater “transparency” on spending and real estate deals by the County Executive. The proposals are designed to address problems that emerged in the first two years of Danielle Hornberger’s administration. In addition, a proposed amendment to the State Constitution (Question 2) would require a state Delegate or Senator to “maintain” residency withing the boundaries of the district from which he/she was elected. Delegate Kevin Hornberger, Danielle’s husband, lived outside the boundaries of his former District 35-A, according to state land records, financial disclosure statements and sworn mortgage refinancing documents. He got away with using his parents’ address for years because no one challenged his residency within the limited less than two-week window for challenges to the State Board of Elections after a candidate files for office. Currently, the state Constitution only specifies a requirement for district residency at the time of filing but is silent on maintaining residency after an election and for the duration of the four-year Delegate term. A ‘yes’ vote on this state question [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATED: Cecil County Votes: Long Lines, Absentee Ballot Deluge; Hornberger Prevails for County Exec, Heath Tops School Board</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 05:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[UPDATED with new counts released mid-day Wednesday by election officials] Cecil County voters braved long lines winding around polling places on Tuesday and during a week of early in-person voting, with wait times averaging an hour or so, in a high-stakes election of national and local importance. But even as early voting, election day and most mail-in ballots were counted by Wednesday morning (11/4/2020), there were still more mail-in, military and provisional ballots to be tallied by 11/13/2020, under state law. Despite the wave of early in-person voting and crowds of voters showing up on election day, most voters reported lines moved swiftly and Board of Elections staff were well-organized, including provisions for seniors and the disabled to be seated indoors while place-holder cards secured their place in line outdoors. The key questions for the county were the outcome of a contested race for County Executive and one school board seat, with a Charter amendment pertaining to qualifications to run for County Council also on the ballot. COUNTY EXECUTIVE: Danielle Hornberger, a Republican who won her party’s nomination overwhelmingly in the June mail-in ballot primary contest, held a compelling lead over her Democratic challenger, Jeff Kase. Hornberger, who defeated incumbent [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Popcorn, Peanuts and Pipkin: Threatens &#8220;Legal Investigation&#8221; in Performance on County Stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Sen. E.J. Pipkin (R-36) berated the Cecil County Board of Commissioners and county staff Tuesday morning over what he called misuse of “county assets”—an email account—to promote a bus tour organized by a volunteer with a citizen’s group favoring adoption of a charter government referendum question on the November ballot. But county officials denied any wrongdoing and some Commissioners accused Pipkin and Del. Michael Smigiel (R-36) of political grandstanding days before the elections. During the nearly 90-minute session, which was called by Commissioners in response to a letter from Smigiel accusing the county of “secret deals,” Pipkin did most of the talking. But Vernon Thompson, the county’s economic development director, and Joyce Bowlsbey, a volunteer leader in the pro-charter effort who also organized an August bus tour criticized by the state politicians, had spirited debates with Pipkin. “This is much ado about nothing,” Bowlsbey said. “It’s like no good deed goes unpunished.” She noted that “I’ve donated thousands and thousands of hours to volunteer for this county” and “My integrity has been questioned and I take issue with that.” An undercurrent of amusement at the session by many in the ‘peanut gallery’ of observers—including county employees and local citizens&#8211; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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