Frank Reid

The financial cost of special elections to replace Rep. Al Wynn is surely weighing heavily on the mind of Gov. Martin O’Malley, who's been tightening the belt in Annapolis.

What’s still not clear is whether O’Malley has to call the election within 10 days of the resignation itself, expected for June, or the announcement, in which we're at nine and counting ("[W]ithin 10 days after the date that the vacancy occurs or becomes known to the Governor."). Right now, it looks like the June resignation, which would mean a summer special election.