Maryland Senate approves GOP election board nominee despite questions on personality, past

The Maryland Senate approved a Howard County Republican to serve on the State Board of Elections on Friday — but not without debate. “I think one of the qualifications that we need to consider when selecting our members of the State Board of Elections is their temperament. Another is their judgment,” Senate Education, Energy and the Environment Committee Vice Chair Cheryl Kagan, a Montgomery County Democrat, said before the deciding vote.