Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Absentee Ballot Applications Are Now Available for the Gubernatorial Primary Election

If you plan to vote by absentee ballot, you'll need to get an application and submit the completed form to the Montgomery County Board of Elections. Here's the full press release from the Board of Elections:

VOTE BY MAIL APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE

Any registered voter who wants to vote by mail may now request an application for the Gubernatorial Primary Election.  If you request a vote by mail ballot, it will be your official ballot and you will not be able to vote on the paper based, digital image scan voting system at the polls on Election Day, June 26, or during Early Voting, June 14 - 21.

You may apply for a vote by mail ballot in one of three ways:
1.     Visit our website – www.777vote.org – and select Absentee.   Follow the instructions for completing the application which may be mailed, faxed (240-777-8560) or e-mailed absentee@montgomerycountymd.gov to the Board of Elections. 
2.     Visit https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/OnlineVoterRegistration/InstructionsStep1 to complete an online application.  You must have a valid Maryland Driver’s License or Motor Vehicle Administration issued ID and enter your name and date of birth exactly as reflected in the voter registration database in order to use this method.  Follow the prompts to complete and submit your application.
3.     You may apply in person at the Montgomery County Board of Elections – 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210, Gaithersburg, MD  20879 – between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
To obtain an application for another person, please call 240-777-8550 for detailed information.
The deadlines for receipt of your completed application are as follows:

  •  If you want your ballot mailed to you, your deadline is Tuesday, June 19, 2018. If you mail or deliver this form, your election office must have it by 8 pm. If you fax or email it, they must have it by 11:59 pm.
  • If you want to print your on-line delivery ballot from the State Board of Elections’ website, your deadline is Friday, June 22, 2018. If you mail or deliver this form, your election office must have it by 5 pm. If you fax or email it, they must have it by 11:59 pm.
After the aforementioned dates, absentee ballot applications need to be requested in person at our office – 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210, in Gaithersburg.  The office is open: 
  • From 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday 
  • During Early Voting, June 14 - 21, from 8:30 a.m. through 8 p.m.
  • Saturdays, June 2 and 23, from Noon to 4 p.m.
  • June 9 from Noon to 4 p.m.
  • Sundays June 10 and 24 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Montgomery County Board of Elections wishes to remind voters that impersonating another voter or casting a ballot on behalf of another person is a crime. If you see or hear of any attempted vote fraud, contact the State Attorney’s Office at 410-576-6300 or 1-888-743-0023 toll free in Maryland or via TDD at 410-576-6372.

For more information on voting by mail call 240-777-VOTE, visit www.777vote.org, our mobile app at m.montgomerycountymd.gov/elections, the Maryland State Board of Elections’ website at https://elections.maryland.gov, or follow the Montgomery County Board of Elections on Facebook or Twitter.
Your Time, Your Voice, Your Vote!
Media Contact:  240-777-8625




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