Elections Board Verifies 7,999 Charter Petition Signatures
Board of ElectionsAug 10, 2026
The Montgomery County Board of Elections validated 7,999 of 11,408 signatures submitted July 21, 2026, by the Committee to Control MoCo Spending. The petition seeks to amend Charter Section 305 to require a unanimous County Council vote to raise the annual operating budget above the inflation rate. A second batch of 2,524 signatures submitted July 27 must be processed by August 17, 2026; 10,000 validated signatures are needed for the question to appear on the 2026 General Election ballot.
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Source: Montgomery County, MD, “MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS VERIFIES INITIAL PETITION SIGNATURES”, received Aug 10, 2026.
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2026-07-21
deadline — First batch of petition signatures received by Board of Elections
2026-07-27
deadline — Second batch of petition signatures submitted by Committee to Control MoCo Spending
2026-08-17
deadline — Legal deadline for Board of Elections to process second batch of petition signatures
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