When political jobs open up in Annapolis, voters are largely shut out

Shaneka Henson wants to be the next state senator from Annapolis. Dana Jones does, too. Ellie Tierney is leaving the City Council early — or maybe she isn’t. The Anne Arundel register of wills resigned after being convicted of misconduct, and her replacement was picked in a virtual secret vote. It is a season of replacements in Annapolis, with political dominoes deeply lined up for a chain-reaction fall. As many as six political vacancies in Annapolis could be filled by early next year.