Charles County is
governed by a board of five County Commissioners who are elected
at-large to four-year terms. The current commissioners are
Wayne Cooper (Pres), Robert Fuller, Candice Kelly, Dr. Edith
Patterson and Allan Smith.
Charles County Commissioners website
The Treasurer's
Office is responsible for the collection and investment of the
majority of all County funds. The Treasurer's Office administers and
collects County property taxes and also collects revenue from permit
and development fees, landfill income, water and sewer payments,
gambling and liquor license fees, dog tag sales, and various other
fees and fines. In addition, as a convenience to citizens, the
Treasurer's Office provides motor vehicle registration renewals, and
jury slip redemption. This office is also responsible for
researching and validating deeds prior to recordation at the Court
House and for conducting the tax sale May of each year.
County
Treasurer's website
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
*Jerome E. Peuler, Jr
Republican
26403
State's Attorney
The State's
Attorney serves for four years and prosecutes any cases in Charles
County in which the State may be interested.
Duties of the State's Attorney
The Clerk’s office
files, processes and maintains civil, criminal and juvenile actions.
The Clerk’s office records land deeds, mortgages, plats, conveyances
and other precious documents. The Clerk administers oaths to County
officials, Judges and Governor appointees, issues business and
marriage licenses and performs civil wedding ceremonies. The Clerk
also commissions Notary Publics.
Clerk website
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
*Sharon
Hancock
Democrat
29157
Register
of Wills
The Register of
Wills is responsible for appointing personal representatives to
administer decedents’ estates and for overseeing the proper and
timely administration of these proceedings. We also perform the
following duties: assist and advise the public in the preparation of
all required forms; maintain and preserve the permanent record of
all proceedings; serve as the Clerk to the Orphans’ Court; track
estates and refer delinquent matters to the Court; determine and
collect inheritance taxes and probate fees/court costs; audit
accounts of personal representatives and guardians; mail various
notices and court orders to interested persons; and, verify
compliance with court orders.
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
*Susie C. Bowles
Republican
27064
Judge of the Orphans' Court
The Orphans' Court
hears all matters involving decedents' estates which are contested
and supervises all of those estates which are probated judicially.
It approves accounts, awards of personal representative's
commissions, and attorney's fees in all estates. The Court also has
concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit court in the guardianships
of minors and their property. All matters involving the validity of
wills and the transfer of property in which legal questions and
disputes occur are resolved by the Orphans' Court.
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
*Elizabeth L. Garner
Republican
17331
*Kevin B. Wedding
Republican
17187
Warren A. Bowie
Democrat
21786
J. Lorraine Berry
Democrat
19674
Judge of the Circuit Court
District
7
Candidate
Non-partisan
Votes
%
*Robert Christopher Nalley
28950
Board of Education
The Board of
Education of Charles County is composed of seven members elected to
represent and serve the educational needs and interests of Charles
County. They provide direction for and establish educational policy
governing Charles County Public Schools. Board Members also have
final authority over budgets, curriculum, personnel appointments,
capital improvements and land acquisition. Board Members are elected
at-large by the county's voting residents. They each serve four-year
terms.
Charles County Board of Education website
Candidate
Non-partisan
Votes
%
Roberta "Bobbie" Wise
18100
Maura Cook
16293
Pamela Pedersen
15761
*Donald M. Wade
15434
*Jennifer S. Abell
15009
Charles E. Carrington
14342
*Collins A. Bailey
13947
James F. Gesl
13564
Ronald E. "Rip" Stover
12231
*Mark J. Crawford
10762
Michael Lukas
10411
*Turner R. Coggins, Jr
7421
Frank Plowden Jenkins
6796
Disclaimer: All information is believed to be accurate. However, the local
election board is the authority for any information related to election laws.
Charles County is
governed by a board of five County Commissioners who are elected
at-large to four-year terms. The current commissioners are
Wayne Cooper (Pres), Robert Fuller, Candice Kelly, Dr. Edith
Patterson and Allan Smith.
