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Glossary

"Meet the Candidates" TV airing times

Prior to the election, the Board of Education has authorized students to view the television program “Meet the Candidates” during social studies classes. Provisions to view the program are to be made for students who are not enrolled in social studies classes. Your school may choose to show the program at some other time, but all students must be given the opportunity during class time to view it before the election. "Meet the Candidates" is approximately a half-hour in length. Mr. Benjamin Moskowitz, the current student member of the Board of Education, and Mr. Jacob Rosner, the Montgomery County Region of the Maryland Association of Student Councils (MCR) special elections administrator, will host the program. The program features the two final candidates.

From April 14–30, 2008, the program will be aired regularly on MCPS Cable Television Channels 6 and 34. All airing times will have “open caption” for the deaf. The cable-airing schedule is as follows:

April 14 & April 16 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
April 19 & April 20 10:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m.
April 21 & April 23 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
April 26 & April 27 10:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m.
April 28 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
April 30 9:00 a.m.

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General Election Process: The following is the usual sequence of events for the election of the student member of the Board of Education:

June - September
The MCR president designates the election administrator who chairs the special elections committee.

October-November
Membership for the special election committee is solicited. All MCPS students in middle school through grade 12 are eligible to be members of the committee. Each high school should have at least one student serving on the committee.

December
An informational meeting is conducted for students interested in learning more about the position of SMOB. Advertising and application materials are sent to secondary schools.

January
The filing period is scheduled during January. Students who are residents of Montgomery County, are regularly enrolled in a Montgomery County public school, and are either sophomores or juniors are eligible. Filing forms are available through local student government organizations, the Student Affairs Office, or on the Web. Candidates may nominate themselves or be nominated by others. An administrator's signature is required. Only complete applications submitted by the deadline will be considered. There is a mandatory candidates' meeting held at the end of January.

February - March
There is a selection/election of nominating convention delegates by local schools. (If more than two SMOB candidates file, a convention is convened. Otherwise, half day town meetings are held. Either way, delegate selection/elections may be necessary.)

Nominating Convention or Town Meetings. During the nominating convention, there are two sets of balloting. The primary ballot narrows the field to half of the candidates. The second, preferential ballot, selects the final two candidates.

April
• Training sessions for local school election officials are conducted at the Board of Elections.
• General Election (the last Wednesday of the month)- every secondary student (grades middle school - 12) in MCPS is eligible to vote (using the Montgomery County Board of Elections equipment and following all proper election protocols)

Local student government support, assistance, and cooperation is needed to assure the success of the election each year. Attention to the following is required:

• Assuring that students are aware of the filing period, who is eligible to file for office, and who may nominate candidates.
• Scheduling and administering the timely election of nominating convention/town meeting delegates.
• Educating the voting population - showing the video "Meet the Candidates" to all students; distributing the voters guide (in addition to English, available in 5 languages )
• Conducting the election following all protocols on election day.

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Student Election Officials Training: On April 9, 10, 14, 15, and 16, 2008, the Special Elections Committee of the Maryland Association of Student Councils, in collaboration with the Montgomery County Board of Elections, will be conducting training sessions for secondary school staff members designated as election supervisors and secondary students designated as chief judge, deputy judge, and pollbook judge for their in-school election of the Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) on April 30, 2008. Schools are assigned to a training date and time alphabetically (Attachment A). High school election supervisors and judges will be trained on April 9 and 10, 2008; middle school election supervisors and judges will be trained on April 14, 15, and 16, 2008. There will be two trainings each day—the first training will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and the second training will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The training will take place at the Montgomery County Board of Elections, 751 Twinbrook Parkway in Rockville. See the attached pdf files that were mailed to SGA advisors with the March Newsletter.

Memo, Attachment A & B (pdf) Attachment C (pdf) Attacmemnt D (pdf)

Recipe for a Successful Student Member on the Board of Educaiton Election: A lot of information (and review information) is included in this memo, including information about absentee ballots, airing time for "Meet the Candidates," etc. The packet was mailed to SGA advisors with the March Newsletter. An additional copy is in the election notebook that schools will pick up at the Election Officials Training.

Full Packet(pdf)
Parts: memo (pdf), Attachment A (pdf), Attachment B (pdf), Attachment C (pdf), Attachment D (pdf),

Protocols: As stated in Maryland Educational Law, the written agreement between the Board of Education and the Montgmery County Region of the Maryland Association of Student Councils-MCR on the total election process (2007-2008 pdf document). Individuals, candidates, or organizations filing a grievance should use this form as a guide (pdf).

School Voter Data Charts
Voter Turnout – election day voter turn-out (includes absentee ballots) The Montgomery County Board of Elections has provided MCPS with an individual report from every voting precinct (school).

Poll Book Data – data from the electronic poll book by grade level (does not include absentee voters)

System-Wide Results 2008

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System-wide Voter Data Chart (2007 results)

Individual School Voter Participation Chart (PDF 2008)
County-Wide History of Voter Participation Chart (PDF 2008)

Updated June 6, 2008 | Maintained by Karen Crawford