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Gaithersburg reports record turnout in 2025 debrief, seeks guidance on absentee processing and possible code changes
Summary
City staff told the council turnout in the 2025 city election rose to 6,273 ballots (14.83% turnout), highlighted operational successes and a mail-processing scramble that required ad hoc staff calls and weekend ballot pickup, and requested council guidance on code amendments for absentee processing and plans for a broader ballot-mailing model.
City Clerk Leah Jones and the Board of Supervisors of Elections presented a comprehensive debrief of the Nov. 4, 2025 election on Feb. 23, reporting record voter engagement and operational lessons for future cycles.
Leah Jones said in-person voting increased 72.6% to 2,818 voters and mail-in ballots processed rose 28.9% to 3,309; total ballots in 2025 reached 6,273 compared with 4,497 in 2023. Eligible voters rose to 42,311 and overall turnout reached 14.83%. Staff credited population growth and correction of voter-roll errors (verified by the GIS team after meetings with county staff) for part of the increase.
Operationally, staff said the election scaled efficiently: average check-in time peaked at…
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