Maryland Mail-In Election Fact Sheet
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Presidential Primary Election has moved to June 2nd
View the State Board of Elections Voter Guide here
- Elections will be held primarily by mail
- The deadline to register to mail-in a ballot is 5/27
- See below for additional in-person voting information
- All active voters should have already received a ballot in the mail
- If you have recently moved or need your ballot delivered to another address, your ballot may not have been mailed and you should contact your local board of elections
- You can request a ballot online or print and mail a request to your local board of elections:
- Request a ballot online, click here – Deadline is 5/29
- Print Request for ballot and mail-in, click here Deadline is 5/26
- Mark your ballot, SIGN the oath, postmark by Election Day
- You must sign the voter oath that comes with your ballot for your vote to count
- Postage is pre-paid on mail-in ballots and must be postmarked by Election Day
- Vote from home. Only travel to one of the limited polling locations if absolutely necessary
- To check the status of your ballot, whether it was received and processed, click here
- Limited in-person voting
- Limited in-person voting opportunities will be available (between 1 and 4 locations per county)
- Same day registration and provisional ballots will be available at all in-person voting centers
- Baltimore City Voters: The number of in-person locations has been increased from four to six – Click here for the full list of locations
- Ballot drop-off boxes
- Each county will offer ballot drop-off boxes for voters to return their ballot on or before Election Day – See here for a list of locations
- Baltimore City Voters: The number of ballot drop-off boxes has been increased from five to 15 locations and should open during the week leading up to Election Day – See here for a full list of locations
- Additional questions about mail-in voting?
- Call the State Board of Elections: 1-800-222-8683 or email absentee.SBE@maryland.gov
Local Board of Elections Information: https://www.elections.maryland.gov/about/county_boards.html
Voter info lookup system: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/VoterSearch
Check status of your ballot: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/VoterSearch
Online ballot request: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/OnlineVoterRegistration/InstructionsStep1
Print ballot request PDF: https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/documents/Special_Election_Absentee_Application.pdf
In-person voting and ballot drop-off box locations: https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2020/20_PP_Vote%20Centers_and_Drop%20off%20Locations.pdf
Baltimore City in-person voting and ballot drop-off box locations: https://www.wbaltv.com/article/baltimore-ballot-drop-off-locations-primary-election-maryland-board-of-elections/32616568#
State Board of Elections voter guide: https://www.elections.maryland.gov/elections/2020/03_Voter%20Guide%2004172020letterhead%20(1).pdf