Task Force on Voting Irregularities to Hold Public Hearing in Montgomery County

BALTIMORE, MD (January 4, 2007) – The Task Force on Voting Irregularities will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. at the Council Office Building (COB) in the COB Lower Auditorium, 100 Maryland Avenue in Rockville. The public is invited to speak to the members of the task force to share their experiences and any problems they may have encountered when voting in the 2006 primary and general election.

Created earlier this year by Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler, the Task Force on Voting Irregularities will hold hearings across Maryland to hear firsthand from citizens the problems they encountered at the polls. Co-chaired by Sherrilynn Ifill, professor at the University of Maryland School of Law and Orlan Johnson, partner at Saul Ewing LLP, the task force will compile a report detailing the irregularities in the 2006 elections and make recommendations to resolve those problems. The task force is expected to present its findings to the Attorney General, Governor and legislative leaders by early next year.