Upcoming 2023 Election Events and Deadlines:

Candidates’ Forum (via Zoom): Tuesday, April 11, 7:00pm (Tentative)

More information to come.

Deadline to Submit Copy of Tenant Lease Agreement: Friday, April 21 (by 4pm)

Wilde Lake residents who live in rental apartments or in condos/townhouses/detached houses that they do not own MUST have a copy of a current lease on file to cast a ballot. 

 Village Election Day: Saturday, April 22, 10:00am-1:00pm

If you have any questions about the 2022 Election, feel free to contact the Election Chair, Elizabeth Lopez (elizabeth.maryland1@yahoo.com), or Sharon Cooper-Kerr, Executive Director/Village Manager, at scooperkerr@wildelake.org or 410/730-3987

Past 2023 Election Dates and Information:

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Nomination Period Opens: Wednesday, February 15

Candidate Packets for the Wilde Lake Village Board and the Wilde Lake Representative to the Columbia Council, including the nomination petition form, are now available to download on the WLCA website or, if requested, hard copies may be picked up from Slayton House. 

CA Board of Directors Candidate Information Session: Thursday, February 16, 5pm

Interested in running for the Columbia Association’s Board of Directors? Every year, CA hosts an information session for anyone looking to learn more about the organization’s Board of Directors. During this session, senior leadership provided an overview of CA, explained the roles and responsibilities of the Board, and answered relevant questions. To view the session, visit CA’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/QD1Ktz7ZSdM. The slides presented at the session are also available for download from CA’s website (requires Adobe Reader).

Deadline to Submit Completed Candidate Packets: Wednesday, March 8 (by 5pm)

All required candidate material, including the completed nomination petition, must be submitted electronically to wlca@wildelake.org or hand-delivered to Slayton House.

Nomination Petitions Validated: Friday, March 10

If there are five or fewer valid candidates for Village Board, all candidates are deemed elected. 

If there is only one valid candidate for Columbia Council, then the candidate is deemed elected.