For Immediate Release:  November 4, 2016  

MISSED THE DEADLINE? YOU CAN STILL APPLY FOR AN IN PERSON ABSENTEE BALLOT

Montgomery County voters who missed the deadlines to vote by mail or online for the Presidential General Election may still pick up an absentee ballot in person.

If you are unable to vote during Early Voting (October 27 – November 3), or at your assigned polling place on Election Day (November 8), you may visit the Board of Elections in Gaithersburg at any time, during normal business hours, up to or on Election Day. The office will be open on Saturday and Sunday, November 5 and 6, from Noon to 4:00 p.m., on Monday, November 7 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Election Day, November 8, from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. The elections office is located at 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210, Gaithersburg, which is about one and one-half miles north of Montgomery Village Avenue.

Voters who cannot come in person to the office may designate another person as their agent to obtain the application.  For information on designating an agent, please contact the Absentee Office.  Voters may choose to download an application from our website,  www.777vote.org, or the Maryland State Board of Elections’ website,  http://elections.state.md.us.  The elections office is located at 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210, Gaithersburg, which is about one and one-half miles north of Montgomery Village Avenue.

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, call 240-777-VOTE, visit  www.777vote.org or follow the Montgomery County Board of Elections on Facebook or Twitter.

Your Time, Your Voice, Your Vote!

Media Contact:  Marjorie Roher, 240-777-8625