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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The At Large members are from Takoma Park, Silver Spring (2), not sure on Albonoz,  As I understand it, there are those who view these as more progressive.  With Erlich, who won by a few votes, then you have another influence from Takoma Park.  For those less progressive democrats, like in a Gaithersburg, etc, they feel like their voices are drowned out by a concentration of the council with at large roles.   I have never heard the intent to switch to republicans as no one sees that every likely in any scenario.

Not saying right or wrong, just the views I have heard pre COVID, when this petition was being discussed in our neighborhood. [/quote]

To be honest, I don't understand the idea that voters keep electing at-large members who don't live in the upcounty, therefore we have to get rid of the at-large system. Actually it's kind of the same as the idea that voters keep re-electing so-and-so, therefore we need term limits.

Also, the county executive's name is Elrich, and he won by many votes. The results were:

Elrich 259,901 (64.7%)
Floreen 76,092 (19.0%)
Ficker 65,096 (16.2%)[/quote]

These general election results are not really relevant to this discussion.  The telling number is that Elrich beat Blair in the primary by only 80 votes or so.[/quote]

Of course they're relevant to the discussion. People could have voted for Floreen. But she only get 19% of the votes.[/quote]

Not as a third party candidate.  Very few of those are elected in any election.  Not a valid argument.[/quote]

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