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The League of Women Voters of Calvert County has produced a one-page document, Important Facts about the 2020 Primary Election, which tells you everything you need to know about voting in the upcoming primary.

Please download, read, share, and most importantly, VOTE!

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE 2020 PRIMARY ELECTION - CALVERT COUNTY, MARYLAND

From the Facebook group

Community Resources Coronavirus N. Calvert Southern Anne Arundel County:

"Beginning Monday, April 20, interested Maryland Anne Arundel County residents can apply to the Eviction Prevention Program and access the free confidential financial and foreclosure prevention counseling services by the nonprofit housing agency Arundel Community Development Services, at 410-222-7600 (then dial zero).

Working remotely, case managers will assist homeowners and renters in contacting landlords and mortgage companies to develop a plan to prevent eviction or foreclosure once the stay on evictions is lifted.

Participants will need to provide documentation that shows their income was disrupted in the wake of the coronavirus, a letter from their landlord or mortgage company that they are behind on payments, plus household income documentation."

From the Deale Elks Lodge Facebook page:

"NOTICE - Food Bank Every Sunday (Until Further Notice) at the Deale Elks Lodge 2528 Event Hall from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | See ya shortly Sunday, April 19, 2020 | Sponsored by Anne Arundel County | We are Elkdom | Deale Elks is Providing the Facility for Anne Arundel County to Support the South County Community - drive up - a volunteer will provide you a box of food! This is for anyone who lives in Maryland, you do not have to reside in AACo."

Both the Calvert County Health Department (effective Thursday, April 16) and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (effective Saturday, April 18) are requiring face coverings to be worn while shopping and in certain other circumstances. See below for details. These actions will protect the health and safety of our fellow citizens. Please read on for details.

From The BayNet:

Calvert County Requires Face Coverings to be Worn While Shopping

And from the Governor's web site:

"FACE COVERINGS ORDER: Governor Hogan announced an executive order which requires the wearing of face coverings when inside any retail establishments or when riding any form of public transportation in Maryland. The order also requires all retail locations to require staff to wear face coverings and requires those businesses to put appropriate social distancing measures in place. To give retailers time to make these adjustments, the order will go into effect Saturday, April 18 at 7 a.m. The CDC has issued detailed guidance and instructions regarding homemade cloth face coverings which can be found at coronavirus.maryland.gov."

 Read the Governor’s order.

From the Calvert County Election Board:

"The June 2^nd primary will be conducted largely by mail. We will send each eligible, active voter a ballot. They do not need to apply for a ballot unless they want it sent to a different address than what is on file or if they want it electronically.

We are encouraging voters to check their voter registration record online to ensure that their address is correct.

The mail-in ballot return envelope will have pre-paid postage. We will also have a drop box available outside of our office in the parking lot. I expect to have it by May 21^st but do not have a definitive date.

Additionally we will have limited in-person voting on Election Day itself. This is for voters who need additional assistance or did not receive a ballot as well as for same day registration.

There will be one vote center for Calvert County. It will be in the same building as our office, which is normally our early voting site (30 Duke St, Prince Frederick)."

Calvert County Election Board, 30 Duke St – Lower Level, PO Box 798, Prince Frederick, MD 20678

410-535-2214

Read the proclamation that the Governor signed on April 10^th.

Dear members and friends,

The Calvert County Health Department is asking us to limit our shopping trips to once every 5 days on an alphabetical schedule to help stop the spread of COVID-19. You can read the post here.  This is voluntary but suggested to cut down on crowding and waiting in line due to social distancing measures in the stores.

Also, there is an app called Prepare Me Calvert which you can use to receive alerts on this and other topics. It can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

From the League of Women Voters:

"We have attached two letters that we hope you will not only read and take action but also pass along to the memberships of other organizations to which you belong as well as family and friends.

2020 Census Letter

Letter Supporting Mail-in Ballots 

These are difficult times, and we can only get through them by coming together as a community and working for the betterment of our fellow humanity."

Please read these and pass along!

The bill to create a women's prerelease center in Maryland has passed with a veto-proof margin. Please call and thank your state representatives and senators for passing this important bill.

The following is a message from Beth Tomasello:

"Dear Allies of Women’s Prerelease,

I am writing with the great news that SB684, the final version of the women’s prerelease bill to pass the Senate, just passed the House of Delegates 104-27, and Maryland is now required by law to operate a standalone prerelease unit for incarcerated women in Maryland.  The women’s prerelease unit will be operated in Baltimore, not in a prison converted to a co-ed facility in Jessup.   If my math is correct, the bill passed with veto-proof majorities in both the House and the Senate.  This is a huge victory for the formerly incarcerated women who saw an injustice and have worked so hard for many years to correct it.  More importantly, it is also a huge victory for the invisible, voiceless women incarcerated in MCI-W who desperately need comprehensive, community-based prerelease services.  

You, too, are a part of this victory, and I am so grateful that you were willing to put the power of your voices behind the women who needed it.  When the legislative aides describe the volume of submitted testimony as “tons,” and when committee members state in hearings that they have never seen so much testimony submitted on a bill, you know that the work you put into getting this bill passed had a big impact.  Every piece of testimony, every phone call, and every email mattered.   Thank you all so much.

There is one final task for all of us.  Please email your Senators and Delegates to thank them for supporting SB684.  In the year of Kirwan and Covid-19, they had ready-made excuses which would have allowed them to put this bill off to some future time.  But,  they did not, and for that, they deserve our thanks. 

Thank you again so much for your support of women’s prerelease.  At least in Maryland, democracy still works and a just cause can still win.  Perhaps we will come together again to advocate for other legislation to improve the administration of justice (or the lack thereof) for Maryland’s women.  Until then, I hope you all stay well and your communities stay healthy and strong. 

 

All the best,

Beth Tomasello

Criminal Justice Advocacy Captain

Women’s Democratic Club of Montgomery County"

• The Calvert County Democratic Central Committee (CCDCC) Meeting originally scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2020 has been cancelled.

• The Democratic Club meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, is cancelled. Please note that the meeting place, Adam's, will be closed for dining in.

• The Democratic Women's Club (CCDWC) Meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, has been cancelled. Dream Weaver will be closed for dining in.

• The Christmas In April leadership has communicated to house captains that they are closely monitoring conditions. The work day of Saturday, April 25 remains for now.

• The Women's Club Tea Fundraiser originally scheduled for Sunday, April 26, will be rescheduled.

Per Governor Hogan, due to public health considerations with COVID-19, the Maryland primary election has been postponed to June 2, 2020. For more information, please read the statement from the Maryland State Board of Elections.