2022 Gubernatorial General Election Ballot

Vote-By-Mail Ballot Canvass

The canvass of Vote-By-Mail ballots for the 2022 Gubernatorial General Election will begin on Saturday, October 15 (10 AM) at the Montgomery County Board of Elections office, 18753 N. Frederick Ave., Suite 210, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879.

Election officials must review the returned envelopes containing voted ballots for voters who cast a Vote-By-Mail or a Provisional ballot. Vote-By-Mail and Provisional ballots are reviewed in a public process, referred to as "canvass", by bipartisan teams of Election Judges prior to the ballot being counted.

The Montgomery County Board of Elections wishes to remind voters that, to be counted, Vote-By-Mail ballots must be postmarked no later than November 8, 2022 and the oath on the postage-paid return envelope that arrives with the ballot must be signed.

Those who choose to return their Vote-By-Mail ballots using official election ballot drop boxes must deposit their completed ballots by the final collection time - 8PM on Tuesday, November 8. To identifiy the nearest ballot drop box and post office locator, text BOX plus zip code (example: BOX 20879) to 77788 or visit 777vote.org.

Election officials must also review applications for Provisionial ballots submitted during Early Voting and on Election Day. Canvassing of the Provisional ballots will commence on Wednesday, November 16, and canvassing of the remaining Vote-By-Mail ballots returned by the statutory deadline will begin on Friday November 18.

The Board of Canvassers will convene on each scheduled canvass day to consider challenges and make decisions about counting ballots referred for review. The Board of Canvassers will review referred ballots at 1 PM and 5 PM on each canvass day.

Detailed schedule of Canvass sessions is listed below. As the canvass schedule is highly dependent on the number of returned Vote-By-Mail and Provisional ballots, the canvass schedule and location will be updated as needed.

Canvass is open to the public and will be livestreamed. The public can observe the canvass process by selecting the Livestream link on the schedule below.