{"id":11646,"date":"2018-08-22T10:14:59","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T14:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/?p=11646"},"modified":"2018-08-22T10:14:59","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T14:14:59","slug":"floreen-certified-for-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/?p=11646","title":{"rendered":"Floreen Certified for Ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Adam Pagnucco.<\/em><\/p>\n

County Executive candidate Nancy Floreen has announced that she has been certified for the ballot by the county’s Board of Elections.\u00a0 Following is her press release.<\/p>\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 22, 2018<\/p>\n

Contact: Sarah Van DeWeert<\/p>\n

Sarah@NancyFloreen.com<\/p>\n

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS CERTIFIES FLOREEN\u2019S CANDIDACY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Board Validates Over 13,000 Signatures in Councilwoman\u2019s Bid to Get on the November Ballot<\/p>\n

GARRETT PARK, MD \u2013 Today, the Montgomery County Board of Elections confirmed that Nancy Floreen exceeded the threshold of 7,255 valid signatures needed for her name to appear on the November 6 ballot as an unaffiliated candidate. The Board validated more than 13,000 of the signatures that were submitted earlier this month. With the help of canvassers and volunteers, Floreen collected over 20,000 signatures in just 25 days in her bid to be listed on the ballot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank the Board of Elections for being thorough and patient throughout the process. This petition drive was historic. The demand for a more inclusive choice was fueled by more than 20,000 people in less than a month. We\u2019ve unleashed widespread community support. There\u2019s an obvious and clear desire for balanced, non-partisan leadership for the County,\u201d Floreen said.<\/p>\n

The County Board of Elections July 2018 statistical report showed 652,346 registered voters, 143,420 of which are unaffiliated. With nearly 130,000 votes cast, Marc Elrich won the Democratic primary for County Executive by 77 votes over second-place finisher David Blair.<\/p>\n

After receiving the news from the Board, and with 75 days until the general election, Floreen turned to focus on the campaign saying, \u201cThis is about creating a better future for all of us. We need to optimize people, process, and technology for a better Montgomery County moving forward. As County Executive, I plan to grow jobs and skills-based training, provide regional solutions to address transit challenges, greater access to mental health services, and significantly increase school construction.\u201d<\/p>\n

Floreen officially launches her campaign today and will open a campaign office in Rockville. For more information, contact Sarah Van De Weert or visit www.nancyfloreen.com.<\/p>\n

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By Adam Pagnucco. County Executive candidate Nancy Floreen has announced that she has been certified for the ballot by the county’s Board of Elections.\u00a0 Following is her press release. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2018 Contact: Sarah Van DeWeert Sarah@NancyFloreen.com MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS CERTIFIES FLOREEN\u2019S CANDIDACY Board Validates Over 13,000 Signatures in Councilwoman\u2019s … Continue reading Floreen Certified for Ballot<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[492,44],"tags":[1627,1478],"class_list":["post-11646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-county-executive","category-nancy-floreen","tag-county-executive","tag-nancy-floreen"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4mKJE-31Q","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11646"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11649,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11646\/revisions\/11649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}