O'MALLEY AND BROWN TO VOTE EARLY

Bob Ehrlich Called Early Voting "An Insult to Maryland Voters," Still Opposes Common-Sense Early Voting Law

Baltimore, MD - To help spread the word about the first-ever early voting in Maryland, Gov. Martin O'Malley and Lt. Gov Anthony Brown are casting their ballots early.

Governor and Katie O'Malley will vote early tomorrow in Baltimore, while Lieutenant Governor Brown will vote early in Landover. Tomorrow marks the start of a six-day period in which registered voters may cast their ballots early in the September primary election.

"Early voting is a great way to increase participation in our democratic process and empower more Marylanders to make their voices heard," said Governor Martin O'Malley. "I encourage people of all political backgrounds to take advantage of this first-ever opportunity."

Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown agreed with O'Malley and offered the following assessment of Bob Ehrlich's attempts to oppose early voting:

"It's shameful that Bob Ehrlich opposed common-sense efforts to make it easier to vote," said Brown. "Ehrlich vetoed a bipartisan early voting bill when he governor and even called early voting 'an insult to Maryland voters.' The real insult to Maryland voters would be to allow Maryland to slide backwards with another four years of Bob Ehrlich in the governor's mansion."