Board of Elections — Aberdeen, MD
Date: 2025-07-24

CITY OF ABERDEEN
 BOARD OF ELECTIONS MEETING AGENDA
 60 North Parke Street
 Aberdeen, MD 21001
 Second Floor Administrative Conference Room
 July 24, 2025, 4:00 PM

A. CALL TO ORDER

B. ROLL CALL

C. OATH OF OFFICE

D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 D.1 November 10, 2023 Minutes
 November 10, 2023 Board of Canvassers Minutes
 November 30, 2023 Minutes
 April 11, 2024 Minutes
 April 24, 2024 Minutes
 May 16, 2024 Minutes
E. BUSINESS TOPICS

 E.1 Outcome of SBE Involvement in Municipal Elections

 E.2 Candidate Packet Review

 E.3 2025 Election Schedule
F. ADJOURNMENT

Under Md. Code Ann., General Provisions Article §3-305(b), all or any portion of public meetings
are subject to closure.

CITY OF ABERDEEN
 Board of Elections
 Thursday, July 24, 2025
A) CALL TO ORDER

Mr. Brooks called the Board of Elections meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. in the 2nd floor
administrative conference room.

B) ROLL CALL

Present: Tim Brooks, Chair; Angela Johnson; Mark Schlottman

Also Present: Mayor McGrady (until 4:20 p.m.); Monica Correll, City Clerk

C) OATH OF OFFICE

Mayor McGrady administered the oath of office to the Board for a term of 4-years ending
June 30, 2029.

D) APPROVAL OF MINUTES

D.1 November 10, 2023 Minutes
 November 10, 2023 Board of Canvassers Minutes
 November 30, 2023 Minutes
 April 11, 2024 Minutes
 April 24, 2024 Minutes
 May 16, 2024 Minutes

A motion was made by Mr. Brooks and seconded by Ms. Johnson to approve the following
minutes: November 10, 2023 meeting; November 10, 2023 Board of Canvassers; November 30,
2023 meeting; April 11, 2024 meeting; April 24, 2024 meeting; and the May 16, 2024 meeting.

The motion was approved unanimously.

E) BUSINESS TOPICS

E.1 Outcome of SBE Involvement in Municipal Elections and Other Matters

Ms. Correll reported that the Local Boards of Elections (LBE) were allowed by the State Board
of Elections (SBE) to help with municipal elections across the State of Maryland following the
passage of Senate Bill 88 and House Bill 322 and signed by the Governor in the spring of 2025.
As way of background, in August 2024, the Maryland State Board of Elections declared that they
lacked the legal authority to enter agreements with municipalities to lease voting equipment or
provide other support. Approval of the legislation authorized the State to enter into memoranda
of understanding with municipalities in order for the local governments to receive help by LBEs
during municipal elections. In the aftermath of this, she explained that a Municipal Election
Questionnaire must be filled out by the municipality, sent to the State. Aberdeen had finished
this and it was approved, thereby allowing the Harford County Board of Elections to assist
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Aberdeen. There would be procedural changes during the election, for example, the City would
be using a manual list for voter check in at the polls instead of electronic poll books due to the
high cost. The Board agreed that 2,000 ballots should be sufficient for the elections and, in the
event that more ballots were needed, the LBE could print up additional ballots.

The City Council recently approved a resolution to allow the Mayor to sign the memorandum of
understanding between the State Board of Elections and the City of Aberdeen. The Board
discussed finding solutions or alternatives to requiring a resolution with every election. They also
considered defining the term domicile. The Maryland Voter Registration Application had been
updated by the State and new forms were placed in the lobby. Ms. Correll informed the Board
that the Ethics Commission voted to eliminate the notary requirement on financial disclosure
statements. The City Attorney reviewed the matter and approved the updated forms.

E.2 Candidate Packet Review

The Board approved the candidate packet and verified that all candidates must have a campaign
bank account as directed by Section 36-4.

E.3 2025 Election Schedule

The Board reviewed the 2025 Election Schedule. They scheduled a meeting for Monday,
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. to review candidacy paperwork.

F) ADJOURNMENT

Being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 5:23 p.m. by unanimous consent.



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