August 30, 2010
		I N   T H I S   I S S U E . . .   REALTORS® Running For Elective Office Early Voting and Absentee Voting PGCAR Announces RPAC Support   2011 Installation - Sept 23 Post Purchase Homeownership Series PEPCO Public Hearing - this Thursday     REALTORS® Running for Elective Office Please make every effort to exercise your right to vote in the Maryland Primary Election on September 14th and the General Election on November 2nd. Furthermore, you may be interested to learn that members of your association, PGCAR, have filed their candidacy for the listed elective offices: Jerry Anzulovic, Democratic Central Committee At Large District 21 Beverly Ball, Democratic Central Committee District 47 Mia Baytop Russell, Board of Education District 5 Del. Aisha Braveboy, House of Delegates District 25 Sonatta Camara, Democratic Central Committee District 25 Sydney Harrison, County Council District 9 Del. Marvin Holmes, House of Delegates District 23B Del. Jolene Ivey, House of Delegates District 47 Toni Jarboe Duley, House of Delegates District 27A Casey Lewis, Democratic Central Committee District 23B Jerry Mathis, County Council District 8 Carla McClinton, Register of Wills George Mitchell, Board of Education District 9 Michael Oputa, House of Delegates District 24 Trevor Otts, County Council District 8 (Please note: PGCAR does not endorse candidates)     Early Voting and Absentee Voting Some of you may be attending the Maryland Association of REALTORS® Fall Conference in Ocean City on Primary Election Day, September 14th and maybe you'll be in New Orleans before the NAR Conference on General Election Day, November 2nd. If so, please take advantage of the opportunity for early voting or absentee voting. For the primary election, early voting centers will be open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, Friday September 3, 2010 through Thursday, September 9, 2010, except for Sunday, September 5th when early voting centers are closed. For the general election, early voting centers will be open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, Friday October 22, 2010 through Thursday, October 28, 2010, except for Sunday, October 24th when early voting centers are closed. Please refer to the listed links for complete election information, including specific details on early and absentee voting. Maryland State Board of Elections: http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting.html Prince George's Locations - Early Voting Centers: http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/early_voting_sites.html#princegeorges How to obtain an absentee ballot: http://www.elections.state.md.us/voting/absentee.html Download a voter registration form here: http://elections.state.md.us/voter_registration/index.html Candidate Forums - Tuesday & Wednesday: https://pgcar.com/pghome_community/2010-elections.htm Voting, Forums & Other Important Election Dates: https://pgcar.com/calendar.htm     PGCAR Announces RPAC Support As an added benefit to our members, during election cycles, the Association puts together a Political Tracking Task Force to interview candidates for County Council and County Executive. The Association sends questionnaires to all registered candidates and the Task Force then interviews the candidates that took the time to respond to our written questionnaire. The questionnaires and interviews concentrate on real estate and property rights related issues as well as other issues that have an impact on real estate. This year, the Task Force has interviewed many of the candidates for Prince George's County Council and Prince George's County Executive 2010. All of the candidates who were interviewed offer a wide range of personal and career experience. However, elective office is limited to one, so difficult choices had to be made. With such strong candidates, there were many issues to consider during our discussions. However, after thorough debate and careful deliberation, the Task Force believes that the candidates listed below best share the REALTOR® vision. These candidates demonstrated that they understand the issues of concern to the real estate community, homebuyers, sellers and property owners in Prince George's County. PGCAR does not endorse candidates; however, the Task Force has recommended RPAC support for the listed candidates: County Executive - Rushern Baker County Council D1 - NO Recommendation County Council D2 - Incumbent Will Campos County Council D3 - Incumbent Eric Olson County Council D4 - Incumbent Ingrid Turner County Council D5 - Incumbent Andrea Harrison County Council D6 - Candidate Leslie Johnson County Council D7 - Candidate Karen Toles County Council D8 - Unable to reach consensus County Council D9 - Candidate Sydney Harrison PGCAR Political Tracking Task Force Members 2010: Linda Simpson, Chair Desiree Callender Boyd Campbell Joanne Darling Gloria Farrar Donald Frederick Desmond Harley Patricia Long Susan Pruden Bea Rodgers   Please join us at the Prince George's County Association of REALTORS® Installation of 2011 Officers and Directors Thursday, September 23 at La Fontaine Bleu for a celebration and our Annual Installation. Reception: 11:30 a.m. Dress: Business Attire Lunch: 12:30 a.m. Tickets: $35 per person Please Register at www.pgcar.com by September 15 Or you can print and mail in a registration form by September 14 to PGCAR.     Post Purchase Homeownership Series Beginning September 8, 7 - 9 pm The United Communities Against Poverty (UCAP) has been Prince George's official community agency since 1978. UCAP is launching a program featuring 6 workshops to help homeowners become more knowledgable about homeownership and reduce or eliminate the possibility of foreclosures: hands-on home maintenance instruction green behaviors energy conservation budgeting good credit maintenance foreclosure prevention and other important subjects. Registration fee is only $35. Space is limited. Please help spread the word to homeowners. They can contact Nathaniel McDonald for details at (301) 322-5700 X107 or nmcdonald@ucappgc.org. UCAP has a county-wide reputation and has empowered the lives of tens of thousands of residents with job readiness training, placements, skills upgrades and esteem empowerment. UCAP staff members say that "in order to positively sustain communities, dedication to recovery and reinvestment is vital." More details about UCAP and the Homeownship Series > United Communities Against Poverty, Inc. is located in Capitol Heights, MD, and can be reached at (301) 322-5700 - www.ucappgc.org.     PEPCO Public Hearing This Thursday, Sept 2 A hearing to receive public comments on the reliability and quality of the electric distribution service of Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) will be held this Thursday, September 2, beginning at 6 p.m. at: Prince George's Community College, Hallam Theatre 301 Largo Road, Largo, Maryland 20774 Please bring photo ID for entry. To allow all attendees an opportunity to speak, the Commission requests that all oral comments be less than 5 minutes. A sign up sheet will be available at 5:30 p.m. for those wishing to speak during the hearing. Written, signed comments may also be submitted by September 2 to: Terry J. Romine, Executive Secretary, Maryland Public Service Commission, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, Reference "Case No. 9240 - Public Comment." Full notice >     PGCAR Current Events Please see other important news from last week's REALTOR® Connection including: Annual Dues Installment Option Installment 1 Due Aug 31 > 2011 Board of Directors Voting Opens Sept 1. Candidate Bios > Distinguished Sales Associate and Affiliate of the Year Awards Nominations Due Tuesday, Sept 7 > Short Sales and Foreclosures Certification Course Thursday, Sept 9
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