2024 Presidential Election

Livestream of Canvass Ballot Counting

Watch the livestream ballot counting process beginning Wednesday, April 24 at 10:30 a.m. The livestream will be available on days that canvassing takes place through Friday, May 24. An agenda will be posted ahead of canvassing activity. Please note canvass hours will vary by day and canvassing activity may end prior to 10 p.m.

Review the agenda for Mail-In Ballot Canvass Day Two on Thursday, April 25 at 8:30 a.m.

How to Vote

The 2024 Presidential Primary Election will be conducted in person on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, with options to vote early, or by mail or drop box. Review sample ballots for the upcoming election. 

Vote Early

Early voting for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election begins Thursday, May 2 through Thursday, May 9. Early voting locations are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day during this period, including weekends. 

Baltimore County residents who are eligible to vote but not yet registered can register in person and vote at our early voting centers. Learn more about in-person registration and early voting from the Maryland State Board of Elections.

View the board action notice and 2024 early voting locations. View the map for the 2024 early voting center locations.

Vote in Person on Primary Election Day

For those who would prefer to vote in person, the County has several polling places in each Election district. Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14. View the approved 2024 polling place list and its board action notice.

Accessible Locations

Maryland voters who are elderly or disabled may apply for reassignment to an accessible polling place if their designated polling place is not accessible for the elderly or handicapped. The local board of elections will reassign the voter to a polling place that is accessible, where the voter may vote the ballot of his or her home precinct. 

Vote by Mail

You can request your mail-in ballot online. Voting by mail is safe, secure and free. You will not need a stamp to return your ballot—the envelope will already have postage on it. Voters simply need to fill out their ballot, sign the oath on the envelope, and place it back in the mail or drop it in a secure ballot drop box location. Make sure your ballot is postmarked on or before Tuesday, May 14. For questions, email the Voter Absentee Department at electionabsentee@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Ballot Drop Box Sites

If you would like to drop off your voted ballot at a physical location instead of mailing it, please make use of our secure voted ballot drop boxes. Ballot drop boxes are very secure. No one has access to the drop boxes except for trusted election officials. Ballots are picked up from the boxes every day by election officials. The drop boxes are not the property of the United States Postal Service.

Drop boxes are available 24 hours a day leading up to Primary Election Day—Tuesday, May 14. The boxes will be locked and will not accept ballots after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14. Make sure that the return envelope for your ballot is sealed and that the oath is signed before returning it. Drop boxes will be available outside of the following locations:

View the approved 2024 ballot drop box site list and its board action notice.

Upcoming General Election Dates

• Early Voting
  Thursday, October 24, 2024 through Thursday, October 31, 2024, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Election Day
  Tuesday, November 5, 2024, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.