Important 2008 Presidential General Election Deadlines

Annapolis, Md. (September 22, 2008)—Two important deadlines for the upcoming 2008 Presidential General Election are approaching. The deadline to register to vote and the deadline for certain voters to request a polling place change for this election is 9 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. 

To vote in the upcoming general election, Maryland residents who are eligible to vote but are not yet registered must complete a voter registration application and either hand-deliver or mail the application to a local board of elections. A hand-delivered application must be received by a local board of elections by 9 p.m. on October 14, 2008, and a mailed application must be postmarked by October 14, 2008. This is also the deadline for registered voters who have moved since the last election to provide updated address information to the local board. 

Voter Registration Applications

Voter registration applications are available at the following locations:

• Local boards of elections
• Motor Vehicle Administration offices
• State Department of Health offices
• Local Departmen. of Social Services offices
• Offices on Aging
• Division of Rehabilitation Services
• Public institutions of higher education
• Marriage license bureaus
• Post Offices
• Public Libraries
• State Board of Elections
• Online at www.elections.state.md.us    

Call 1-800-222-VOTE (8683) to request an application be mailed to you.

Accessibility

Most of Maryland's polling places are accessible to voters with disabilities. An elderly voter or a voter with a disability who is assigned to an inaccessible polling place may request reassignment to an accessible polling place. This request must be submitted in writing by 9 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. The form to request reassignment is available at www.elections.state.md.us (type "polling place reassignment" in the Search field). On receipt of a timely request, the local board of elections will review the request and determine whether there is an accessible polling place with the same ballot as the voter's home precinct and will notify the voter of the status of his or her request.   

Election Day

The 2008 Presidential General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.

More Information

For more information, voters may contact the Baltimore County Board of Elections at 410-887-5700 or the State Board of Elections at 1-800-222-VOTE (8683) or visit www.elections.state.md.us.