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
3860
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
7634
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
4283
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
3635
*Kevin B. Wedding
Republican
3297
Warren A. Bowie
Democrat
6387
J. Lorraine Berry
Democrat
6309
Judge of the Circuit Court
District
7
Candidate
Non-partisan
Votes
%
*Robert Christopher Nalley
11,473
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
7413
*Donald M. Wade
7337
Maura Cook
6740
Charles E. Carrington
6378
Pamela Pedersen
6376
James F. Gesl
6358
*Jennifer S. Abell
5735
*Collins A. Bailey
4619
*Mark J. Crawford
3723
*Margaret Young
4170
*Turner R. Coggins, Jr
3599
Edward P. Holland
2635
Frank Plowden Jenkins
3429
Michael Lukas
3773
Narain Kumar Mathur
2714
Willis Proper
2075
Kevin Ritter
6237380
Ronald E. "Rip" Stover
4810
Democratic Central Committee
Elected by Charles
County Democratic Voters to 4-year terms, members work to elect
Democrats to office, raise funds and create general awareness of the
Democratic party and its mission.
Candidate
Votes
%
Virginia L Benedict
4632
Elvira Marie Barnes
4383
Melissa L. Coombs
4135
Matthew T. Simpson
4112
Rudolf A. Carrico, Jr.
3911
Marlene S. Hunter
3901
Evalyn Phelps
3758
Ann Meredith Knott
3753
Gene Davies
3698
Christopher Cole
2770
Albert B. Coleman
2655
Robert L. Foster, Jr.
3308
William K. Grooms
2357
Earle B. Knapp, Jr.
2483
Lee Platt
1996
Republican Central Committee
Elected by Charles
County Republican Voters to 4-year terms, members work to elect
Republicans to office, raise funds and create general awareness of
the Republican party and its mission.
Candidate
Votes
%
Joe Crawford
2471
Wade Compton
2329
John D. Rutherford
1992
Vivian H. Castello
1951
John Young
1891
Bill Adams
1829
Joe Miller
1826
Carolyn V. Lees
1803
Tucker V. Clagett
1413
Bill Green
1392
Lewis F. McIntyre
1063
William A. Sturn
932
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.