Stay COVID-safe, and make sure your vote is counted in November with these helpful tips and links:
- Check Your Registration
- Register to Vote
- Get a Mail-In Ballot
- Vote by Mail
- Vote In-Person
Get more information from Vote411.org or the Maryland State Board of Elections.
Not sure if you're registered? Check here.
Know you are registrered? Make sure your info is correct here.
Convicted of a felony? Did you know that if you were convicted of a felony and served your time, you ARE eligible to vote. REGISTER HERE.
REGISTER TO VOTE!
ONLINE REGISTRATION
MAIL-IN FORM - IN ENGLISH / IN SPANISH
IN-PERSON - You can register at any of the following locations:
- Your local board of elections;
- The State Board of Elections;
- Your local Department of Health office;
- The Maryland Department of Human Services local offices;
- The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) offices;
- Your local Area Agency on Aging office;
- The MTA Paratransit Certification Office;
- All public institutions of higher education;
- Recruitment offices of the U.S. Armed Forces;
- Marriage license offices; and
- Offices for students with disabilities at all Maryland colleges and universities.
VOTE BY MAIL - GET A MAIL-IN BALLOT
Mail-in ballots are also called absentee ballots. You can get a mail-in ballot in three different ways:
- Email – you will receive a link, download the ballot, and you have to print it out
- Fax – you need a fax machine
Ballots are sent or posted to the website about 3 weeks before an election.
REQUEST YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT:
ONLINE: Fill out the form here.
BY MAIL: Print, fill out, and mail this form here.
DEADLINES FOR REQUESTING A MAIL-IN BALLOT:
To get your ballot mailed or faxed to you:
Submit your request by Tuesday, October 27, 2020
- Mailed/faxed requests must be at the election office by 8 PM.
- Online requests must be submitted by 11:59 PM.
To get your ballot e-mailed to you:
Submit your request by Friday, October 30, 2020
- Mailed/faxed requests must be at the election office by 5 PM.
- Online requests must be submitted by 11:59 PM.
MAIL-IN VOTING DEADLINES
MAIL YOUR BALLOT
- Mail it ON OR BEFORE election day, November 3, 2020.
- If you mail it ON election day, MAKE SURE IT IS POSTMARKED NOVEMBER 3, 2020.
- Your ballot must be received by your local board of elections by 10AM on November 13, 2020.
HAND DELIVERING YOUR BALLOT Take it to:
- your local board of elections by 8PM on election day, November 3, 2020
- an early voting center or a polling place by the time the polls close.
IN-PERSON VOTING
EARLY VOTING Thursday, October 22, 2020 through Thursday, October 29, 2020
- Less polls will be open – see where you can vote early here.
- Polls will be open from 8AM to 8PM each day.
- Anyone in line at 8PM will be allowed to vote.
ELECTION DAY Tuesday, November 3, 2020
- All polling places will be open. See where your polling place is here.
- Polls are open from 7AM to 8PM.
- Anyone in line at 8PM will be allowed to vote.
