Election 2020

• 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.

• Request a mail-in Ballot from the Maryland State Board of Elections to vote by mail or submit your vote at a drop box location.
• Early voting will be available from Monday, October 26 through Monday, November 2 (including Saturday and Sunday) from 7 am to 8 pm. More information and voting locations can be found here.
• Election Day: In-person voting centers will open at 7 am November 3, 2020 and will remain open through 8 pm. Anyone in line at 8 pm will get to vote.
  • Find your Election Day voting location here. Please note: Libraries will not be used as voting locations this year.

Yes, but you must apply for a mail-in ballot first.

The latest information about mail-in voting can be found on the Maryland Board of Elections website. Note: Absentee ballots are now called mail-in ballots.

• Applications for mail-in ballots were sent to all registered voters in September. If you just registered you can request a mail-in ballot to be sent by mail or fax by Tuesday, October 27. - Solicitud de Papeleta de Votante Ausente para las Elecciones del 2020 (PDF)
• You can request a mail-in ballot online by Friday, October 30, 2020 if you have a Maryland driver's license or MVA-issued ID card.

Once you receive your ballot, follow the instructions on the ballot and then:

• Mail your ballot. If you mail your voted ballot, make sure that the envelope is postmarked on or before November 3, 2020. Your voted ballot must be received by your local board of elections by 10 am on November 13, 2020.
• Submit your vote in a drop-box. Visit any drop box location to submit your ballot. Ballot drop boxes will remain open until 8 pm on November 3.

• Find information about candidates on these websites: League of Women Voters Maryland - Anne Arundel County, Project Vote Smart, Rock the Vote, and Common Cause. In addition, you can find links to political party websites at Politics1.
• Maryland provides a state search of elected officials based on address or located on a map.
• Visit the Baltimore Sun Voter's Guide for detailed information about local races.

• Find information about voting accessibility on the Maryland State Board of Elections website.

• Most voters do not need to show ID. If you have voted in Maryland before, you do not need to provide ID to voter in person.
• You may need to bring ID or valid proof of current residence if you are voting for the first time, if you registered to vote by mail, or in case your name is not on the registered voters list at the polling place for any reason. More information for Maryland voters.

• The Maryland State Board of Elections provides a voter lookup tool that can generate your sample ballot and tell you your voting districts. You will need to provide your name, birthdate, and zip code.