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With Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 5) fast approaching, polling stations opened up statewide, with thousands setting out to cast their vote, joining states around the country.
In Maryland, early voting began on Oct. 24 and will end on Thursday, Oct. 31, with locations in each county. Stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
There will be 97 early voting centers throughout Maryland in these locations:
Allegany: 1;
- Anne Arundel: 10;
- Baltimore City: 8;
- Baltimore County: 11;
- Calvert: 3;
- Caroline: 1;
- Carroll: 3;
- Cecil: 2:
- Charles: 3;
- Dorchester: 1;
- Frederick: 4;
- Garrett: 2;
- Harford: 4;
- Howard: 5;
- Kent: 1;
- Montgomery: 14;
- Prince George's: 11;
- Queen Anne's: 2;
- St. Mary's: 3;
- Somerset: 1;
- Talbot: 1;
- Washington: 2;
- Wicomico: 2;
- Worcester: 1.
A complete list of polling locations can be found here.
There will be three ways to vote: Early voting, by mail (register here), or on site on Election Day. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 29. They can be postmarked no later than Nov. 5.
"If you are eligible but not yet registered to vote, you can register and vote during early voting," according to vote411. "Go to an early voting center in the county where you live and bring a document that proves where you live."
Those who have voted before do not need to provide ID to vote, Democracy Works noted.
First-time voters who registered by mail and didn't provide a copy of ID when they registered, they may need to show one of the following documents when voting in person:
- Maryland driver's license;
- State or Federal ID card;
- US passport;
- MVA ID card;
- Student, employee, or military ID;
- Current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, government document that shows your name and address when you registered (dated within three months of the election).
First time voters unable to provide ID will be able to vote a provisional ballot, and then present a valid ID to the Board of Elections before 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday (Nov. 20) after Election Day.
Complete details about early voting from the Board of Elections can be found here.
The general election will be held on Nov. 5.
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