Election 2020

• The Maryland State Board of Elections has a Rumor Control page with facts to answer common rumors.
• Email a librarian to help you determine real from fake news sources.

Visit the voter look-up website to verify the status of your mail-in ballot. If you have more questions, please contact your local board of elections.

Downloadable I Voted images that can be printed or used on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are available on the Maryland Board of Elections voting information page.

• US Citizens/Maryland residents who are 16 years old and 18 years old by the next general election can register to vote in Maryland.

• Maryland residents that have been found by a court to be incapable of voting because of mental disability convicted of buying or selling votes, or who are currently serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment for a felony offence cannot register to vote in Maryland. Find more information at the Maryland State Board of Elections website.

• Register to vote online with a driver's license number or download an application to print, fill out, and mail. 
• Register to vote in person at:
  • Your local board of elections;
  • The State Board of Elections;
  • Your local Department of Health office; 
  • The Maryland Department of Human Services local offices; 
  • The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) offices; 
  • Your local Area Agency on Aging office;
  • The MTA Paratransit Certification Office; 
  • All public institutions of higher education;
  • Recruitment offices of the U.S. Armed Forces;
  • Marriage license offices; and
  • Offices for students with disabilities at all Maryland colleges and universities.

• Registration deadline for the general election is October 13, 2020. If applying online, you have until 9 pm to submit your application. More information on the Maryland State Board of Elections Voting Registration page.

• If you cannot register by the deadline, go to an early voting center in the county that you live in during early voting or to your assigned polling place on Election Day and bring a document that proves where you live. More information on the Maryland State Board of Elections Voting Registration page.

• All registered voters have the right to vote. More information about voting rights laws and advocacy are available at the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division and the ACLU Voting Rights Project.