Late Absentee Voting Procedures

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Contact: Betty Ann Lucey, 240-777-8520
For Immediate Release (February 28, 2000)

LATE ABSENTEE VOTING
PROCEDURES

Voters who missed the February 22 mailing deadline to apply for an absentee ballot for the Primary Election on March 7, may still apply in person for a late ballot through March 6.

Voters who are unable to vote in person on primary election day, may come to the Elections office in Rockville for a late absentee ballot. The office will be open on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., and Saturday, March 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on election day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Anyone not able to appear in person to pick up an application, may designate someone as their agent to obtain the application. The agent must be at least 18 years old and not a candidate for office on the ballot. The agent must deliver the application to the voter and return the completed application to the Elections office in order to receive an absentee ballot. The agent then must deliver the ballot to the voter and return the voted ballot to the Elections office no later than 8 p.m. on election day. Any registered voter who is handicapped or age 65 or older whose polling place is inaccessible may vote by late absentee ballot.

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

For further information, call 240-777-8550 weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., or visit the website at www.co.mo.md.us/services/elections, and click on the link to "2000 election" and then "Absentee Voting," or e-mail absentee@montgomerycountymd.gov.

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