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		<title>Cecil County Politics: &#8216;Robocall&#8217; in County Exec Race Pushes Negative Message; Could Run Afoul of New State Election Regs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A CECIL TIMES Special Report A recent political “robocall,” purporting to be a poll of voter sentiment in the 2020 Cecil County Executive race, pushed negative messages about the incumbent in an apparent effort to influence listeners’ votes and potentially float trial balloons for further negative messages. But the call could run afoul of new state Board of Elections (BOE) regulations. The new regulations, adopted by the BOE in late March, would force political candidates to accept fiscal responsibility for these tactics that in the past escaped public disclosure through loopholes that hid who paid for the polls, and the beneficiaries of such activities. Now, even if a candidate did not directly pay for such “polls,” he/she would have to declare the “value” of the information obtained from the poll as an “in kind” donation on public financial disclosure reports. Multiple sources, all Republicans, told Cecil Times about a recent automated telephone call (“robocall”) they received asking about potential candidates in the 2020 GOP primary for County Executive. The call carried no campaign committee tagline, as required by state law for a campaign-initiated communication, but an entity identified only by a three-letter name claimed at the beginning of the call [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Voting Surges Statewide; Colvin Fires Up TV Ads, Harris Hangs on Hogan Coattails in 1st Dist. Congress Race</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 20:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the first four days of early voting for the November general election, statewide turnout surged over the last mid-term national election four years ago, while in Cecil County, where few local races are contested on the ballot, early turnout was sluggish. But if the local-only contests drew yawns, and the top-of-the-tickets gubernatorial race tilts heavily toward incumbent GOP governor Larry Hogan, the most local excitement seems to be coming from the US House race in District 1 between incumbent Republican Andy Harris and Democratic challenger Jesse Colvin. The district covers all of the Eastern Shore, including Cecil, as well as parts of Carroll, Harford and Baltimore counties. In multiple Facebook videos and a Saturday robocall, Harris appeared to be tugging on Hogan’s popular coattails, imploring voters to support the “Hogan/Harris team” and warning of dire consequences if state Republicans lose their party’s lone GOP seat in the congressional delegation. Colvin went on the TV airwaves with a new ad, playing almost non-stop on local news programs’ commercials airtime, firing handguns with his Republican wife at a gun range to highlight his military background and a bipartisan approach to politics. Local early voting began last Thursday and continues through Thursday [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Cecil County Goes to the Polls: Strong Turnout Reported, Cecil Voters Decide Local, State Officials and Charter Questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cecil County voters went to the polls Tuesday in large numbers to select three members of the County Council, state Delegates and Senators, and local officials including Sheriff, as well as casting ballots on statewide offices. Reports of voter turnout showed strong and steady participation throughout the day. By 3 p.m., a total of 12,294 voters had turned out at the polls, according to the county Board of Elections. Republican participation outpaced that of Democrats, with 6,187 Republicans casting ballots while Democrats tallied 4,261. The remainder of ballots was cast by “unaffiliated” voters and members of “other” parties or groups. Countywide, voter registration for what is classified as “active, eligible voters” totals 61,991. Republicans hold a slim majority with 24,692 voters while Democrats list 22,917—a 1,775 voter difference. There are also 13,288 “unaffiliated” voters in the county, while 300 voters identify with the Libertarian Party; 129 are registered with the Green Party; and 665 are listed as “other.” During a week of early voting held at the county administration building in Elkton that ended last Thursday, 4,123 voters—or 6.65 percent of those eligible to vote&#8211; showed up to cast their ballots before the traditional election day. Of those early voters, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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