Contact: Betty Ann Lucey - 240-777-8520
For Immediate Release: September 3, 2002

Late Absentee Ballot
Voting Procedures

Beginning September 4 voters who miss the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot by mail for the Primary Election on September 10 may apply for a late ballot through September 9.

If you are unable to vote in person on Primary Election Day, you 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 p.m., on Saturday, September 8 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. On Election Day voters must vote at their polling place.

Voters who cannot come in person to the office may designate another Montgomery County registered voter 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 to receive an absentee ballot. The agent then must deliver the ballot to the voter for voting, and return the voted ballot to the elections office no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day. In addition, any registered voter who is handicapped or age 65 or older whose polling place is inaccessible may also vote by late absentee ballot.

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.

For more information, call 240-777-8550 on weekdays, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., or visit the web site at www.777vote.org. and click on the link “Absentee Voting”, or e-mail “absentee@montgomerycountymd.gov.