Appeal of Hancock early voting center rejection scheduled to be heard in February

The appeal of a decision by an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge upholding the rejection of an early voting site in Hancock could be heard in early February, according to the attorney representing the Washington County Board of Elections. The local board is not named in the suit, which was filed against state elections officials after the Maryland State Board of Elections formally rejected the site during an emergency meeting Nov. 3. That meeting came after the state board declined to approve the site at its Oct. 26 meeting.