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Calendar of Events
October 19
General Election Debates @ FCC
6:30 - 10:00pm
October 22-28
Early Voting for General
Election
November 2
General Election Day
Polls open 7am-8pm |
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Don't forget that Frederick County residents can vote early for the General Election.
Early voting will be available
October 22 - 28 from 10am-8pm daily except for Sunday.
Frederick's early voting center is located at the Frederick County Dept. of Aging/Senior Center at 1440 Taney Avenue.
If you have questions, please contact the Board of Elections at 301-600-8683.
Make sure your voice is heard - Vote!
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Greetings!
Ever heard the story of the candidate who invited a voter to his house for dinner one evening? After dinner, the candidate was entertaining the voter by playing the piano. At one point, the candidate turned to the guest and said, "I understand you love music." "Yes," murmured the voter politely. "But never you mind. Keep right on playing ..." At times an election season can seem that way to voters. Although there are crucial issues at stake, many candidates seem content to just sing the same tune and expect voters to select them as their representatives. The solution to this problem is in an educated and vocal public. It is your right to question where candidates stand on key issues and to get real answers. By attending debates, events, and forums, you can find out exactly where candidates stand in regard to your specific concerns.
As we move toward the General Election on November 2, I ask you to take a stand and refuse to accept the "same old tune". For my part, I promise to answer any and all questions posed to me at any time in an honest and candid manner. I hope you will hold other candidates to that measure as well. As always, I look forward to your valuable feedback and am eager to hear any questions or input on the many issues of this campaign season. Please send me an email directly with your thoughts and questions - I promise you a swift and honest answer. Best of regards, Delegate Galen Clagett, 3A |
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ENDORSEMENTS
 Delegate Clagett is honored by the endorsements of these fine organizations:
The Gazette Newspaper
The Maryland Farm Bureau PAC
 Maryland League of Conservation Voters
Maryland State Education Association
THE SIERRA CLUB
Frederick County
Fraternal Order of Police
Career Firefighters Association of
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 Join us - October 19 at 6:30pm
The House of Delegates Debates
at FCC's Kussmaul Auditorium
Join your neighbors at Frederick Community College on October 19 to watch the candidates for the House of Delegates debate the issues in a forum hos  ted by the League of Women Voters, the Frederick News Post, and FCC. Find out which candidates really understand the issues of greatest concern to Frederick voters and learn more about what their viewpoints are.
Delegate Galen Clagett of District 3A will be available both before the event and afterward to answer any questions you may have and to provide additional information to voters.
We hope to see you at this important informational event!
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From the Office of the
Comptroller of Maryland
-News Release-
Franchot Recovers Hundreds of Thousands in Child Support Payments
Comptroller sends more than $400,000 in payments due to Clagett Bill
Annapolis, MD. (September 30, 2010) - Reaffirming his goal to use modern technology for the benefit of Maryland taxpayers, Comptroller Peter Franchot announced today his office will be paying more than 1,200 delinquent child support accounts from the agency's unclaimed property fund. The payments are made possible by using the agency's computers to cross-reference state files; files provided thanks to House Bill 963, sponsored by Delegate Galen Clagett.
The legislation allows the Comptroller's office to regularly cross check its Unclaimed Property accounts with the Department of Human Resources file of delinquent child support payers. When matches are found, the Comptroller's Office directs those funds to DHR, who then makes sure they get to the children and the families who are owed the money.
"I commend Delegate Clagett for his leadership and for his persistence in fighting for this bill," said Comptroller Franchot. "As we have the technology to run these matches, my agency runs delinquent tax payers through multiple databases on a regular basis and it only makes sense that we do the same with delinquent child support payments. This law helps ensure that the families who are counting on these funds to help make ends meet get what they are owed."
Comptroller Franchot testified in support of Delegate Clagett's bill during the 2009 and 2010 Session. During a test run after the bill's first introduction, the Comptroller's Office found over 1,600 matching accounts totaling more than $670,000. The Comptroller was very pleased to see the bi-partisan support that led to the bill's passage this past session.
"We are very happy to have gotten this important bill through after 2 years of hard work," said Delegate Clagett. "I am delighted that it is working and helping to get money back into the hands of the children and families who so desperately need it."
In preparing the first remittance for the interception of unclaimed property accounts to offset delinquent Child Support payments, the Comptroller's office is sending money to 1,281 accounts totaling $458,403.00.
The amount being transferred will be significantly lower in future years due to the fact that this is a clean up on all unclaimed property records. Future payments will only match against current owner accounts.
Financial institutions, utility and insurance companies and other corporations are required to report to the Comptroller any bank accounts, security deposits, wages, insurances benefits and contents of safe deposit boxes that have been unclaimed after three years. Funds remain the property of the owners or their legitimate heirs and can be claimed anytime. There is no statue of limitations.
The agency has records on approximately 800,000 accounts worth more than $900 million.
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