Charter Budget Amendment Petition Falls Short of Signatures

The Montgomery County Board of Elections determined on August 17, 2026 that the Committee to Control MoCo Spending failed to submit enough valid petition signatures to place a proposed Charter amendment on the 2026 Gubernatorial General Election ballot. Of 14,074 signatures submitted in two batches on July 21 and July 27, only 9,698 were validated and 4,376 were rejected, falling short of the required 10,000. The proposed amendment to Charter Section 305 would have required a unanimous County Council vote to increase the annual operating budget above the rate of inflation.