MD-HD12B: Anne Arundel County delegate (D seeks to have his primary opponent disqualified for not living in the district
Maryland Del. Gary Simmons got good news from the state’s top court Monday, which ordered a full hearing on whether his Democratic primary opponent lives in the district.
The Supreme Court of Maryland reversed a lower court’s ruling that it was premature for Simmons to challenge the residency of John Dove Jr., who hopes to unseat Simmons.
Both are seeking to represent state District 12B, an awkwardly shaped district in northern Anne Arundel that includes parts of Hanover, Linthicum, Brooklyn Park, Glen Burnie and Pasadena. Simmons was elected to the seat in 2022.
Just before filing to run for delegate, Dove changed his voter registration from a home in Gambrills — outside the district — to an address in Pasadena inside the district. Simmons, through his attorney, alleges that Dove doesn’t actually live at the Pasadena home.
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