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Commission discusses outreach plan, guest speakers and media strategy for Fair Election Fund
Summary
Commissioners discussed inviting Montgomery and Howard county program staff and successful candidate users as guest speakers, using a one-page flyer and county distribution lists for outreach, and checking ethics/HR rules for in‑person outreach by commissioners.
The Baltimore County Fair Election Fund Commission used its Feb. 10 meeting to shape outreach plans: commissioners asked staff to create uniform presentation materials, recommended inviting officials and candidates from other jurisdictions to speak, and discussed media and ethics considerations for outreach.
Shane Spencer, staff support, reported takeaways from Montgomery County’s experience and an analysis showing that candidates participating in that county’s public financing program received almost all of their funding from small‑dollar donations while nonparticipating candidates received far less from small donations.…
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