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Mission Statement

The mission of the Board of Elections is to register voters, conduct elections, assist persons seeking elective office with candidate filings and campaign fund reports, assist citizens seeking to place questions on the ballot, and preserve election data.

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Budget Overview

The total recommended FY24 Operating Budget for the Montgomery County Board of Elections is $12,239,983, an increase of $1,609,656 or 15.14 percent from the FY23 Approved Budget of $10,630,327. Personnel Costs comprise 43.36 percent of the budget for 32 full-time position(s) and two part-time position(s), and a total of 56.35 FTEs. Total FTEs may include seasonal or temporary positions and may also reflect workforce charged to or from other departments or funds. Operating Expenses account for the remaining 56.64 percent of the FY24 budget.

County Priority Outcomes

While this program area supports all eight of the County Result Areas, the following are emphasized:

  • Thriving Youth and Families
  • Effective, Sustainable Government

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Program Performance Measures

Performance measures for this department are included below (where applicable), with multi-program measures displayed at the front of this section and program-specific measures shown with the relevant program. The FY23 estimates reflect funding based on the FY23 approved budget. The FY24 and FY25 figures are performance targets based on the FY24 recommended budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY25.

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Initiatives

  • Continue to expand opportunities for voters to request and cast their ballot, including permanent vote by mail, early voting options, and ballot drop boxes.
  • Increase temporary staffing levels during the peak election season to ensure quality customer service and improve resiliency and scalability of election operations.

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Innovations and Productivity Improvements

  • Reconfigured facility to accommodate expanded vote by mail along with a return to traditional polling places on Election Day.
  • Expanded use of Short Message Service (SMS) texting application to allow voters to register to vote, find their nearest early voting center or drop box, or sign up to be an Election Judge.
  • Continued to invest in ballot sorting and imaging technology to improve the efficiency of vote-by-mail ballot handling and results reporting.
  • Identified need to upgrade legacy technology to modernize the methods of communicating with Election Judges and make it easier for voters to sign up and serve during early voting and on Election Day.

  • Streamed live video of election procedures to bolster public confidence.

Program Descriptions

  Voter Services

Accurate voter registration records are the foundation for fair and equitable elections, and accurate voter registration records are the basis of effective election planning. The Voter Services program administers voter registration and mail-in voting under procedures established by the State Administrator of Elections and is consistent with election law. Voter...

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  Election Operations

The Election Operations program consists of three independent sections that ensure Early Voting and Election Day is successful. These sections are Polling Place Management, Election Judge Recruitment and Training, and Outreach.The Polling Place Management section is responsible for leasing Early Voting locations and Election Day polling places, assigning all Montgomery...

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  Administration

The Administration program of the Board of Elections is responsible for delivering a fundamental and legally mandated public good by ensuring that all eligible citizens have the right to vote, and that elections are accurate, fair, and equitable. This requires effective management of resources from the State Board of Elections...

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  Information Technology

The Information and Technology (IT) program supports the year-round security of all data and the efficient performance of voting equipment for thousands of voters during an election cycle. The IT program is responsible for network infrastructure; the production of data reports; the maintenance of systems related to election operations; the...

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Budget Trends
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Program Contacts

Contact Boris Brajkovic of the Montgomery County Board of Elections at 240.777.8523 or Katherine Bryant-Higgins of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2764 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Budget Summary
TitleActual
FY22
Budget
FY23
Estimate
FY23
Recommended
FY24
%Chg
Bud/Rec
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages3495344.003696686.00 4949420.00 4305036.0016.5
Employee Benefits763572.00936061.00 986008.00 1002250.007.1
County General Fund Personnel Costs4258916.004632747.00 5935428.00 5307286.0014.6
Operating Expenses4249209.005997580.00 9824641.00 6932697.0015.6
County General Fund Expenditures8508125.0010630327.00 15760069.00 12239983.0015.1
PERSONNEL
Full-Time29.0032.00 32.00 32.000.0
Part-Time2.002.00 2.00 2.000.0
FTEs56.3556.35 56.35 56.350.0
REVENUES
Other Charges/Fees2023.001300.00 1300.00 1300.000.0
Miscellaneous Revenues2.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
County General Fund Revenues2025.001300.00 1300.00 1300.000.0
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Employee Benefits0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Personnel Costs0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Expenditures0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
PERSONNEL
Full-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Revenues0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures8508125.0010630327.00 15760069.00 12239983.0015.1
Total Full-Time Positions29.0032.00 32.00 32.000.0
Total Part-Time Positions2.002.00 2.00 2.000.0
Total FTEs56.3556.35 56.35 56.350.0
Total Revenues2025.001300.00 1300.00 1300.000.0
FY24 Recommended Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY23 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION1063032756.35
Changes (with service impacts)
Enhance: Election Judges - Expand Days/Hours of Early Voting and Canvassing [Election Operations]2530000.00
Enhance: Rebuild Election Worker Management System [Information Technology ]1630000.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: State Board of Elections Expenses [Administration]22622550.00
Increase Cost: Additional Postage Required for Mail-in Ballots [Administration]2800000.00
Restore: Prior-Year Reductions to Seasonal Temps2201150.00
Increase Cost: Lease Payments for Ballot Sorting Equipment [Administration]1817290.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY23 Compensation Increases1688630.00
Increase Cost: FY24 Compensation Adjustment1400740.00
Increase Cost: Overtime Expenses1099700.00
Restore: Personnel Costs Associated with Lease of Ballot Sorting and Imaging Equipment [Voter Services]718000.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY23 Lapsed Positions455790.00
Increase Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment161770.00
Decrease Cost: Annualization of FY23 Personnel Costs149570.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail25940.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts [Administration]1460.00
Decrease Cost: Retirement Adjustment-29310.00
Re-align: One-time Budget Adjustment to Reflect Higher Than Expected Vacant Positions-938880.00
Decrease Cost: Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY23-22237840.00
FY24 RECOMMENDED1223998356.35
Program Summary
Program NameFY23 APPR
Expenditures
FY23 APPR
FTEs
FY24 REC
Expenditures
FY24 REC
FTEs
Administration44783874.0050375114.00
Election Operations336078121.53338679220.53
Information Technology 89714112.45112881912.45
Voter Services189401818.37268686119.37
Total1063032756.351223998356.35
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY24FY25FY26FY27FY28FY29
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY24 Recommended12240.00000012240.00000012240.00000012240.00000012240.00000012240.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Elimination of One-Time Items Recommended in FY240.000000-2425.000000-2425.000000-2425.000000-2425.000000-2425.000000
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY24, including Rebuild Election Worker Management System and State Board of Elections Expenses, will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Labor Contracts0.000000107.000000107.000000107.000000107.000000107.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures12240.0000009922.0000009922.0000009922.0000009922.0000009922.000000