State elections officials are asking an Anne Arundel County judge to stay her order on a ballot question in Baltimore City pending an appeal before the Supreme Court of Maryland. File photo by Bryan P. Sears.
State elections officials are asking an Anne Arundel County judge to delay her order striking a question on the future of the Inner Harbor from the Baltimore City ballot, so that the state’s highest court can review the case.
The request for a stay from Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Cathleen Vitale comes four days after she sided with plaintiffs who are seeking to have a question on the redevelopment of Harborplace stricken from the ballot.
Ballots have already been sent out to voters including to those overseas. The Maryland State Board of Elections argued that a stay of Vitale’s order would protect the ability of city voters to cast a vote on the issue. If the Supreme Court of Maryland later affirms her order, the votes on the redevelopment question would not be counted.