Big Win in Frederick

Although this article came out before the change, it appears that the city of Frederick has adopted Doug McNeil's charter amendments that remove the high obstacles for Joanne Ivancic to be on the ballot. Joanne is running for city alderman and her name will appear on the ballot with party affiliation. Joanne could possibly win this race, so it's very exciting.

It's important to note that Frederick has done a lot in a very short amount of time. They've revived their local, attracted a large number of people, received great media coverage (like this WaPo article), and are already running a candidate.