For Immediate Release: September 27, 2018
VOTE BY MAIL APPLICATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
Any registered voter who wants to vote by mail may now request an application for the Gubernatorial General Election. If you request a vote by mail ballot, it will be your official ballot and, if you go to an early voting center or polling place to vote, you will be required to vote a provisional ballot.
You may apply for a vote by mail ballot in one of three ways:
- Visit our website – www.777vote.org – and select Vote by Mail. Follow the instructions for completing the application which may be mailed, faxed (240-777-8560) or e-mailed absentee@montgomerycountymd.gov to the Board of Elections.
- Visit https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/OnlineVoterRegistration/InstructionsStep1 to complete an online application. You must have a valid Maryland Driver’s License or Motor Vehicle Administration issued ID,your social security number, and enter your name and date of birth exactly as reflected in the voter registration database in order to use this method. Follow the prompts to complete and submit your application.
- You may apply in person at the Montgomery County Board of Elections – 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 – between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
To obtain an application for another person, please call 240-777-8550 for detailed information.
The deadlines for receipt of your completed application are as follows:
- If you want your ballot mailed to you, your deadline is Tuesday, October 30, 2018. If you mail or deliver this form, your election office must have it by 8 pm. If you fax or email it, they must have it by 11:59 pm.
- If you want to print your on-line delivery ballot from the State Board of Elections’ website, your deadline is Friday, November 2, 2018. If you mail or deliver this form, your election office must have it by 5 pm. If you fax or email it, they must have it by 11:59 pm.
After the aforementioned dates, absentee ballot applications need to be requested in person at our office – 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210, in Gaithersburg. The office is open:
- From 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
- During Early Voting, –October 25 – November 1, from 10 a.m. through 8 p.m.
- Saturdays, October 13 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- October 20 and November 3, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sundays October 21 and November 4 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Montgomery County Board of Elections wishes to remind voters that impersonating another voter or casting a ballot on behalf of another person is a crime. If you see or hear of any attempted vote fraud, contact the State Attorney’s Office at 410-576-6300 or 1-888-743-0023 toll free in Maryland or via TDD at 410-576-6372.
For more information on voting by mail call 240-777-VOTE, visit www.777vote.org, the Maryland State Board of Elections’ website at https://elections.maryland.gov, or follow the Montgomery County Board of Elections on Facebook or Twitter.
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Media Contact: Marjorie Roher, 240-777-8625
