Absentee Ballot Deadline Nears For November 7 General Election

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Contact: Betty Ann Lucey, 240-777-8520

For Immediate Release: October 19, 2000

ABSENTEE BALLOT DEADLINE NEARS FOR NOVEMBER 7 GENERAL ELECTION

The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot to be mailed for the November 7 presidential general election is Tuesday, October 31. Written requests must reach the elections office by Tuesday, October 31 at 5 p.m. or may be faxed to 240-777-8560 no later than midnight.

Requests must include the following information: your name, your date of birth, your Montgomery County address, the address to which you want your ballot sent if other than your Montgomery County address, daytime telephone number, the reason for requesting an absentee ballot, and your signature. The absence of any of this information could result in a delay in processing your application.

The absentee ballot application can be found online at the Board of Elections website at www.co.mo.md.us/services/elections/absapp2.htm. Follow all instructions, and return the completed application by mail or fax. Your ballot will be mailed to you within three business days.

If you wish to pick up your ballot in person, the elections office will be open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday, October 28 and November 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Applicants who wish to pick up their ballot must appear in person, and they must pick up their own ballot unless they have an agent. Call 240-777-8550 for details about serving as an agent. Although applications may be delivered by someone other than the applicant, the ballot will only be mailed to the applicant.

The elections office is located at 751 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville, in the former Broome Middle School which is about one-half mile north of Veirs Mill Road.

You qualify to vote by absentee ballot if one of the following applies: you will be absent from the county on election day; you have been in an accident, are ill, are physically disabled or confined to an institution; you are age 65 or older and your polling place is designated non-accessible; you have had a death or serious illness in your immediate family; or you are a full-time college student at an institution for higher education located outside your precinct but within the county, and academic requirements prevent you from going to the polling place on election day. Certain federal government and armed forces personnel may also vote by absentee ballot.

For more information, call the Absentee Office at 240-777-8550 on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or e-mail absentee@montgomerycountymd.gov.

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