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Commissioner urges in-person voting and tells residents to research candidates ahead of early June forums
Summary
A St. Mary’s County commissioner said he prefers casting in-person ballots over mail-in voting, urged voters to research candidates and attend candidate forums on June 3–4, and encouraged constituents to question and verify campaign claims.
A St. Mary’s County commissioner urged residents to vote in person rather than by mail and to do their own research on candidates ahead of the upcoming local forums.
“I like to go to the poll and cast my vote and I’ll always do that,” the commissioner said, expressing skepticism about mail-in voting and warning that it can create confusion or duplicate ballots.
He encouraged voters to check candidates’ platforms online and to use the county’s candidate forum to ask questions, specifying the county’s forum dates as June 3 and 4. “That’s the time to go out there. Don’t be afraid to ask these people questions,” he said, and recommended noting answers on a slip of paper provided at the event to compare claims.
The speaker also said he has, at times, shown constituents how to mark a sample ballot and advised residents to validate statements that sound “exorbitant or outrageous” by checking public information.
Why it matters: Local voter turnout and voters’ ability to evaluate candidates shape county leadership and policy direction. The commissioner framed in-person voting as his preferred safeguard and urged active civic engagement ahead of the election.
The county’s candidate forums on June 3–4 were highlighted as the next concrete opportunity for voters to question candidates directly; the speaker did not provide further details about polling locations or mail-ballot procedures.
