Wicomico residents to face two-page ballots in Nov. election

registered in wicomico county should have received a sample ballot in the mail. that sample — includes questions they’ll see on november eighth. as 47 a-b-c’s lili zheng explains — the sheer bulk of the ballot this year is almost unheard of in wicomico. track 1 a two page ballot — front and back. t’s certainly going to be much longer than what voters are used to. track 2 in addition to choosing candidates — wicomico county residents will have 11 questions to consider on this year’s ballots — including a proposed amendment to the county charter — and a local referendum about how the board of education is chosen. county election director anthony gutierrez says the questions are put together by the state and county. questions — residents 47 a-b-c spoke to — admit are not always easy to understand. just confused, i guess. i don’t know. it is confusing if you don’t keep up with the political arena track 3 election judges are there to clear up confusion — but not about the content on the ballot — because as gutierrez says — they’re not allowed to. it’s a statewide policy that election judges can only answer questions about the mechanics of voting — for example — “where is my voting booth” or “what do i need to bring with me?” the policy is an effort to avoid accidentally influencing voters. so — he recommends hitting the polls on election day already familiar with the contests and questions. another recommendation we have is to pre-mark that sample ballot or any other guide that they want to bring with them, that way when they get their official ballot at early voting or at the polls, they’re simply transferring that information over to the ballot track 4 for residents like george bivens — he prepares by asking friends and family about questions he’s unsure about. my grandfather always told me the only dumb question is a question that’s not asked track 5 lili zheng, 47 a-b-c now a reminder for maryland residents — the deadline to register to vote is 9 p-m tonight. we have links on how you can do so — on our website 47 a-b-c dot com. tomorrow — is another big night for presidential candidates