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Board of Elections budget holds steady as county funds nine election days in FY26
Summary
Anne Arundel County Board of Elections officials told the County Council their FY26 general fund request is essentially a realignment of pay categories and a modest net decrease, while preparing for nine election days and recent physical-security upgrades to their warehouse after a bomb threat in the last presidential election.
The Anne Arundel County Board of Elections asked the County Council to approve its FY26 proposed budget, which officials said is largely a reallocation of existing costs rather than a significant increase in total county funding.
Director David Garris told the council the office — a state office funded by the county with 27 full‑time employees and a five‑member board appointed by the governor — is budgeting for nine election days in the coming fiscal year, including a primary now…
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