Contact: Betty Ann Lucey 240-777-8520
For Immediate Release: October 29, 2002

LATE ABSENTEE BALLOT
VOTING PROCEDURES

Voters who miss the October 29 deadline to apply for an absentee ballot by mail for the General Election on November 5 may apply in person for a late absentee ballot through November 5.

If you are unable to vote in person on Election Day, you may come to the elections office in Rockville for a late absentee ballot prior to Election Day. The office will be open on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturday, November 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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 office will be open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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 website at www.777vote.org and click on the link to “Absentee Voting”, or e-mail absentee@montgomerycountymd.gov.