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Baltimore County board approves two confidential voter registrations, leaves two pending
Summary
The board voted to accept two confidential-voter requests with required attachments and to keep two other requests confidential pending receipt of additional documentation.
The Baltimore County Board of Elections on Thursday placed two confidential-voter requests on the board’s confidential list and held two other requests pending additional documentation.
The director presented four confidential-voter applications, noting categories that included family relationships to sitting judges and an employee who reported a verbal threat. The board voted to accept the two applications that had required attachments and to keep the other two temporarily confidential until supporting documentation is provided.
The director described the four submissions without using names in the public meeting and provided the board with the applications for review. The director said one applicant was the director’s daughter and another was an office employee who received a verbal threat and was a witness to prior interactions; two other applicants were related to sitting judges and included affirmations or affidavits. The director said sitting judges and their immediate family members are handled under established procedures.
A motion to add voter applications 3 and 4 to the confidential list passed after a second; voter applications 1 and 2 were to be held confidentially pending receipt of additional documentation. Board members also discussed whether staff had notified law enforcement about the reported verbal threats; the director said she had alerted the office liaison and emphasized staff safety.
The director explained that confidentiality status is normally reviewed before the primary and that some categories (for example, sitting judges and protected addresses) are handled automatically or sent directly to the state board of elections. The director said the office makes newly submitted confidential requests temporarily confidential immediately upon receipt, then explains they will be brought before the board for final action.
Motion language recorded at the meeting specified placing voters 3 and 4 on the confidential list and maintaining voters 1 and 2 as confidential pending submission of required documentation. The board voted in favor and no board members opposed, according to the meeting record.
Following the administrative action, the board took a three-minute break and then entered a closed session for a performance evaluation.
