Calvert County's 18 voting locations were humming Tuesday, as ballot-counters who opted for the traditional method came out. Southern Maryland News visited half of the locations today, encountering the many workers manning their party's booths. The presidential and congressional elections attracted the voters, as did the local races. In addition to three board of education seats, voters in Chesapeake Beach are choosing a new mayor plus all six town council seats.
Volunteer Bob Priddy, left, works the Democrats' booth at Solomons Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department while Brendan Sweeney and former local Democratic Central Committee Chairman Chris Reynolds chat.
Lines at Northeast Community Center in Chesapeake Beach were long on Election Day. Voters casting ballots in the town races for mayor and council found the going slow due to the lack of the electronic poll books that were used in the previous elections.
Lindsee Harrell, left, and Nicholas Harrell, both educators at Mill Creek Middle School, work on behalf of school board candidates at Southern Community Center in Lusby on Election Day.
Chesapeake Beach town council members Gregg Morris, left, and Valerie Beaudin, who is a candidate for mayor, smile at the voter turnout at Northeast Community Center.
Volunteer Bob Priddy, left, works the Democrats' booth at Solomons Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department while Brendan Sweeney and former local Democratic Central Committee Chairman Chris Reynolds chat.
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Lines at Northeast Community Center in Chesapeake Beach were long on Election Day. Voters casting ballots in the town races for mayor and council found the going slow due to the lack of the electronic poll books that were used in the previous elections.
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Lindsee Harrell, left, and Nicholas Harrell, both educators at Mill Creek Middle School, work on behalf of school board candidates at Southern Community Center in Lusby on Election Day.
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Chesapeake Beach town council members Gregg Morris, left, and Valerie Beaudin, who is a candidate for mayor, smile at the voter turnout at Northeast Community Center.
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Nick Barsozewski and his inflatable friend greet voters at Windy Hill Elementary School in Owings.
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Donna Zupancic, Calvert County Republican Central Committee treasurer, works the party's booth at Mutual Elementary School in Port Republic.
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School board candidate Paul Harrison, left, with supporter Susan Ude at Southern Community Center in Lusby.