November 8th, 2022 by WCBC Radio
Although a few of the local races are considered non competitive, voters will head to the polls today to select three Allegany County Commissioners; three Allegany County School Board members; two Cumberland City Council members and the District One State Senate seat. Allegany County’s 36 precincts will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Diane Loibel, county election administrator, said residents can register to vote at polling places if they bring proof of residency. Loibel said general elections typically bring out twice the voters that primaries do, with Allegany County receiving between 50% and 52% voter turnout. In a year where election deniers are on ballots across the country and conspiracy theorists continue to spread fear about voter fraud, Diane says locally there have been no issues…
She says there was good early voter participation and mail-in ballots…
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