Detailed Town Election Results
Board of Town Commissioners Election Results:
The Town of Upper Marlboro held its 2020 election on Monday, January 6th, 2020 from 1pm-8pm at the Upper Marlboro Town Hall/. The following is the total of votes cast during this election to elect 3 individuals to serve as the Board of Town Commissioners for the 2020–2022 term of office. Below are the results:
Candidate Name |
Vote Count |
Elected |
Wanda M. Leonard |
77 |
Elected |
Linda Pennoyer |
74 |
Elected |
Kai Bernal-LeClaire |
70 |
Elected |
Janice Duckett |
52 |
|
George M. Leonnig |
36 |
|
Total Voters: |
116 |
At the Monday January 13th, 2020 Organizational Meeting held starting at 8pm at the Town Hall, the newly elected Board members will vote to select one of the three to be the President of the Board of Town Commissioners (who acts as “Mayor” and Chief Executive Officer). A Treasurer will be sworn-in at the January Regular Town Meeting starting at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall.
Non-Binding Ballot Question Results:
This election, the Town of Upper Marlboro Board of Town Commissioners asked for our resident’s input on the following four (4) non-binding straw-poll questions. Residents' selections have been tallied to help assist the Board of Town Commissioners in deciding whether or not to proceed with the proposed legislative actions and Town Charter amendments outlined below. Again, these questions are non-binding and meant only to be a means by which the Board may evaluate our resident’s opinions on current issues at hand, at this point in time. Below are the results:
Advisory Ballot Question #1: Changing/proposing an amendment to the Town Charter to formally provide for and authorize the usage of the title “President” or “Mayor” interchangeably.
Shall the Town Board of Commissioners amend the Town Charter to formally authorize the use of the titles “President” or “Mayor” interchangeably, as the Town’s chief executive officer (CEO) and others deem appropriate?
|
# |
% |
For |
76 |
67% |
Against |
38 |
33% |
Total |
114 |
|
Advisory Ballot Question #2: Changing/proposing amending the Town Charter to hold the Town’s General Election in the month of November rather than in January.
Shall the Board of Commissioners explore amending the Town Charter to move the Town’s General Election from the month of January to November?
|
# |
% |
For |
94 |
84 |
Against |
18 |
16 |
Total |
112 |
|
Advisory Ballot Question #3: Changing/proposing amending the Town Charter to increase the number of elected Commissioners from three (3) to five (5) members.
Shall the Board of Commissioners explore a change to amend the Town Charter to increase the number of elected Commissioners from three (3) to five (5)?
|
# |
% |
For |
63 |
56 |
Against |
52 |
45 |
Total |
115 |
|
Advisory Ballot Question #4: The Board of Town Commissioners is seeking input from residents on what they would like to see happen to the Old Marlboro Elementary School and Primary School Site located at 14524 Elm Street.
My preference for the future of the Old Marlboro Elementary School and Primary School Site is one of the following results: (Check One.)
A. Rehabilitate & Preserve the Structures for Mixed-Use Development. ____
B. Rehabilitate & Preserve the Structures and allow the placement of a school for at-risk youth. ___
C. Demolish the structures and build a new school for at-risk youth. ___
|
# |
% |
A |
83 |
74% |
B |
15 |
13% |
C |
12 |
11% |
Total |
112 |
|
Thank you for coming out to do your civic duty . . . voter turnout was over 50percent higher than the running average for the past 7 Elections (2008—2019).
Board of Supervisors of Elections
Yvonne Tucker / Chief Election Judge
Joseph Hourclé / Election Judge
Ellen Storey / Election Judge
Town Clerk
M. David Williams