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Baltimore County election director flags 12,000‑record backlog, readies board for Jan. 7 approval of new precinct plan

Baltimore County Board of Elections · January 5, 2026
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Summary

The county’s election director told the board the office must notify voters about redistricting and approve a 258‑precinct polling plan at a Jan. 7 meeting; staff also completed battery testing, finished a large manual review caused by a late state file (about 12,000 records), and prepared for new risk‑limiting audit rules.

Speaker 2, identified in the transcript as the director‑level presenter, told the Baltimore County Board of Elections the office will ask the board to approve redistricting descriptions and a 258‑precinct polling‑place plan at a virtual meeting proposed for Jan. 7, to allow voter notification mailings to proceed.

The director said staff increased the county’s precinct count by 15 — to 258 total — mainly through consolidation into existing buildings, and that voter notification cards will be mailed once the board approves the plan. “We will send everybody a voter notification card,” Speaker 2 said, noting the county will wait until mid‑January to avoid holiday mail…

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