2014 Maryland General Election Deadlines
Posted for Commissioner President Jack Russell
Important deadlines for the upcoming 2014 Gubernatorial General Election are approaching. The deadline to register to vote, change party affiliation, update an address and request an alternate polling place for the November 4 election is Tuesday, October 14 at 9 pm.
To vote in the upcoming general election, Maryland residents who are eligible to vote but are not yet registered, including 17 year olds who will be 18 years old or older on or before the November 4 General Election, must register by 9 pm. on October 14. This is also the last day for registered voters to update their address with the board of elections or change their party affiliation.
St. Mary’s County residents with a Maryland driver’s license or MVA-issued ID may register to vote, change their address or change their party affiliation online. Voters and members of the military, their spouses and dependents who are overseas and who do not have a Maryland driver’s license or MVA-issued ID may also register or change their address or party affiliation using different identifying information.
Paper voter registration applications must be hand delivered or mailed to the St. Mary’s County Board of Elections. A hand-delivered application must be received by the St. Mary’s County Board of Elections by 9 pm. on October 14 and a mailed application must be postmarked by October 14.
Voter registration applications are available throughout Maryland at the following locations:
Local boards of elections Motor Vehicle Administration offices State Department of Health offices Local Department of Social Services offices Offices on Aging Public institutions of higher education Division of Rehabilitation Services Marriage license bureaus Post offices Public libraries State Board of ElectionsYou may also call 1-800-222-8683 to request an application by mail or download and print a voter registration application.
Most of Maryland’s polling places are accessible to voters with disabilities. An elderly voter or voter with a disability who is assigned to an inaccessible polling place may ask to be reassigned to an accessible polling place. This request must be submitted in writing by 9 pm on October 14. The request form is available online or by calling 1-800-222-8683 to request a form by mail. On receipt of a timely request, the St. Mary’s County Board of Elections will review the request and determine whether there is an accessible polling place with the same ballots as the voter’s home precinct and notify the voter of the status of his or her request.
To verify voter registration status or to find out if an assigned polling place is accessible, click here.
Beginning Thursday, October 23 through (and including) Thursday, October 30, voters may vote in person between 10 am and 8 pm at the designated early voting center(s) in their county of residence. The early voting site for St. Mary’s County will be Room 14 inside the Potomac Building, at the Governmental Center, 23115 Leonard Hall Drive in Leonardtown. Information about early voting centers and early voting in general is available here.
The 2014 Gubernatorial General Election is Tuesday, November 4.
For more information, voters may contact the St. Mary’s County Board of Elections at 301-475-7844, ext. 1100 or the State Board of Elections at 1-800-222-VOTE (8683) or visit www.elections.maryland.gov.
