Any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot.

Important Note: If you complete and submit this form, you must affirm on the oath that is returned with your voted ballot that you "will be absent or unable to vote in person in the election."

A request for an absentee ballot for the 2008 Presidential Elections must be received by:

For the General Election on November 4, 2008

· 4:30 p.m. on October 28, 2008, if the application is mailed; or

· 11:59 p.m. on October 28, 2008, if the application is faxed.

After the deadline, a Late Application for Absentee Ballot must be completed in person at the board of elections.

Note: Maryland does not have a permanent absentee list. If you wish to vote by absentee ballot, you must apply for an absentee ballot each primary and general election cycle.

Under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, military and overseas voters can vote by absentee ballot. If you are a military or overseas voter, learn more about absentee voting and the FVAP's On-line Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot.

Ballots are typically available for mailing approximately three weeks before an election.

After you receive your absentee ballot and read the instructions, vote the ballot and return it to www.777vote.org

To be counted, the voted ballot: For the Presidential General Election on November 4, 2008

· Received by the local board of elections by 8:00 p.m. on election day; or

· Mailed on or before election day, bearing a postmark verifying that fact, and received from the postal service or private mail carrier by 10:00 a.m. on November 14, 2008.

Important Note: Do not take your voted absentee ballot to the polls on election day. A voted absentee ballot turned in at the polls will not be counted. On election day, you must deliver your voted absentee ballot to Montgomery County Board of Elections 751 Twinbrook Parkway Rockville, Maryland 20851.