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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>Cecil County Council Ponders Charter Changes; Moves to Clarify, Re-Balance Powers in Local Government</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS The Cecil County Council, after a year of often being cut out of local government decision-making by the County Executive, is considering a series of amendments to the county Charter that would clarify the Council’s role and spell out procedures for filling vacancies, membership on the Ethics Commission and decisions on major expenditures, including purchase/leasing/sale of real estate. If the Council approves Charter amendment proposals, they would have to be submitted to county voters for approval, or rejection, on the November general election ballot. Some of the proposals were direct responses to recent events, including several Councilors’ concerns that they were not being given full or transparent accountings of county budget spending and possible real estate purchases. In a recent closed-door session and an open worksession on Tuesday 2/8/2022, the Council considered eight proposals and reached preliminary agreement on four, with another subject to further discussions, while three were dropped. The two most significant provisions dealt with the fiscal powers of the Council versus the executive, with one measure endorsed by the Council and another turned down on a 3-2 vote. The Council is scheduled to discuss the Charter issues again at its next worksession on 2/15/2022. The [&#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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