Absentee and Provisional Ballots Counted Following Election

Voters who are unable to vote in person on Election Day and have requested an absentee ballot, as well as those voters who vote a provisional ballot on Election Day, will have their votes counted in the days following the election.  The unofficial results released on election night contain only those votes cast on voting machines in the polling place. 

The absentee and provisional ballots are counted during special canvass sessions held during the weeks following the election.  The results of the canvasses are then included with the Election Day totals and released as the official election results.  The canvasses, which are open to the public, begin at 10 a.m. and are held at the Montgomery County Board of Elections, 751 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville.  Canvasses for the 2009 Special Primary Election begin on:  Domestic Absentee Canvass, April 23; Provisional Canvass, April 27; and Absentee 2 Canvass, May 1.

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