Crisfield Municipal Election Day underway

Crisfield, Md. – Crisfield’s municipal elections are underway. On a hot Wednesday afternoon, the Crisfield community went to their local polls to cast their ballots for mayor and three city council seats.

Some of the candidates for mayor and city council sat under tents with their supporters, braving the heat with snacks and water bottles while voters zipped in and out of the polling place in the Corbin Memorial Library.

“We’ve seen a good voter turnout,” mayoral candidate Billie Jo Chandler. “It’s probably one of the biggest ones that we’ve probably had in the last four or five elections, [in my] opinion.”

Crisfield Mayor Darlene Taylor, who is running for re-election said seeing a lot of activity reflects how the community is showing up for their municipal elections, making the community and its governmental processes better.

“Cars coming and cars going, people coming and people going,” she said. “I believe that it’s been a much a greater turnout through the entire process, even from absentees to folks being out here. You see people this time truly participating in the process. And no matter what, it makes the process better.”

Casey Goldsborough is on the city council and is running for re-election. He said it was heartening to see people use their voice through civic engagement.

“Four years ago, it looked a lot less than this,” he said. “So, I think today’s gonna be a big turnout.”

For voters, it was a chance to fulfill their civic duty while making their voices heard.

“I feel like every vote matters for sure,” Cailtin Culotta said. Culotta is a Crisfield resident and banker. “Nobody can sit here and complain if they’re not going to get out here and vote.”

Retired educator and reverand Joyce Ann Whittington said coming out to vote felt like “something everything every resident should do.” “If we are concerned about our town at all, I believe this is the most special day to come out and let our voices be heard,” she said.

Steven Scott Corbin is also a Crisfield resident and said it was something everyone could take the time to do.

“Take five minutes out of your schedule, come and vote,” he said. “You might think nothing will change, but you won’t know unless you actually vote.”

Polls will close on Wednesday, June 17 at 7 p.m.