Education

BLOG: Four Candidates, Two Open AACO Board of Education Seats

• J.H. ("Jim") Snider
• May 8, 2012

Anne Arundel County's School Board Nominating Commission receives applications for the two open seats on the Board of Education. The Governor must choose among the candidates by July 1, 2012.

Wrap-up on Maryland's 10 Year Redistricting Cycle

• J.H. ("Jim") Snider
• Mar 18, 2012

Maryland's Congressional and General Assembly gerrymanders greatly differed in the press coverage they received. Does that mean the General Assembly gerrymanders were less of an outrage?

BLOG: AACO School Board Nominating Commission Sets Agenda for Filling Two Vacancies

• J.H. ("Jim") Snider
• Feb 26, 2012

Governor O'Malley appoints commissioners for new four year terms; commissioners will accept applications until April 27, 2012 for two school board seats, one in District 21, the other at-large.

UPDATED BLOG: Severna Park Split Into Three Legislative Districts

• J.H. ("Jim") Snider
• Jan 8, 2012

The Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Committee has released its legislative plan. Its prior Congressional redistricting plan was a partisan gerrymander; this one is a pro-incumbent gerrymander.

Politics

BLOG: Severna Park Split Into Three Legislative Districts

• J.H. ("Jim") Snider
• Jan 7, 2012

The Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Committee has released its legislative plan. Its Congressional redistricting plan was a partisan gerrymander; this one is a pro-incumbent gerrymander.

Maryland’s Congressional Redistricting: Let’s Make it Transparent and Accountable

• J.H. ("Jim") Snider
• Sep 10, 2011

Should voters pick their reps or vice versa? Since reps get to do the picking, Snider calls on the Governor's Redistricting Advisory Committee to make its process more transparent and accountable.