Anne Arundel County Republicans who were excluded from an Odenton street festival earlier this month say there was foul play involved in their rejection.

Leadership at the Piney Orchard Street Festival, on the other hand, says it made an “honest mistake” in allowing Democrats to campaign there.

A representative from the Anne Arundel County Republican Central Committee in May requested space for a political booth at the annual fall festival hosted by the Piney Orchard Community Association. In a May 11 email, festival leadership rejected the request, saying it was not accepting political booths this year.

On Sept. 13, when Republican Anne Arundel County Council candidate Tom Wieland arrived to engage with constituents, he was surprised to see a booth sponsored by the District 33 Democr

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