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Baltimore County panel recommends $1.65 million for Fair Election Fund for FY2026
Summary
The Baltimore County Fair Election Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a $1.65 million allocation for fiscal year 2026 to build the county's public campaign financing balance ahead of a large 2026 election cycle.
The Baltimore County Fair Election Planning Commission on Jan. 13 recommended that the county executive include $1,650,000 in the fiscal year 2026 budget for the county's Fair Election Fund, a unanimous recommendation by the commission.
The recommendation follows staff presentations and comparisons with other Maryland counties showing potentially increased demand for public election financing in 2026, when a larger-than-usual number of county council seats will be on the ballot. Shane [last name not specified], a Baltimore County staff member who walked the commission through cost-estimate spreadsheets, said the figure represents half of a larger target the commission calculated to fully fund anticipated participation across primary and general…
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