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Federal Election Deadlines

Presidential Primary May 14, 2024 State Primary May 14, 2024 General Election November 5, 2024
Registration By Mail: Postmarked by April 23, 2024 By Online System: Received by 11:59 PM, April 23, 2024 By Mail: Postmarked by April 23, 2024 By Online System: Received by 11:59 PM, April 23, 2024 By Mail: Postmarked by October 15, 2024 By Online System: Received by 11:59 PM, October 15, 2024
Ballot Request Request Mail or Faxed Ballot: Received by May 7, 2024 Request Email/Online Ballot: Received by Mail 5 PM, May 10, 2024 Request Email/Online Ballot: Received by Fax 11:59 PM, May 10, 2024 Request Mail or Faxed Ballot: Received by May 7, 2024 Request Email/Online Ballot: Received by Mail 5 PM, May 10, 2024 Request Email/Online Ballot: Received by Fax 11:59 PM, May 10, 2024 Request Mail or Faxed Ballot: Received by October 29, 2024 Request Email/Online Ballot: Received by Mail 5 PM, November 1, 2024 Request Email/Online Ballot: Received by Fax 11:59 PM, November 1, 2024
Ballot Return Postmarked by* May 14, 2024 Postmarked by* May 14, 2024 Postmarked by* November 5, 2024

*Ballot Return: Ballots must still be received by the 10th day after the election.

Please mail your voting materials early enough to account for mail delivery times. Check the recommended mailing dates section in Chapter 1 for details.

Important information

What is UOCAVA?

The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act is commonly referred to as UOCAVA. UOCAVA citizens are U.S. citizens who are active members of the Uniformed Services, the Merchant Marine, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, their eligible family members and other U.S. citizens residing outside the United States. The law provides the legal basis for absentee voting requirements for federal offices.

What is the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)?

The FPCA (Federal Standard Form 76) allows UOCAVA citizens to register to vote and request an absentee ballot. This form is also used to update your contact information.

What is the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB)?

The FWAB (Federal Standard Form 186) serves as an emergency backup ballot for UOCAVA citizens. If you do not receive your absentee ballot, or mail-in ballot, from your state in time to return it to your election official to participate in the election, use the FWAB.

What is the Prepaid Mail Label 11- DoD?

Overseas Uniformed Service members can use this label for general election absentee ballots. It provides free express mail service to your election official for general election absentee ballots. You can request to have a Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to your absentee ballot at Military Postal Office locations (APO/FPO). Keep part of the tracking label to track your absentee ballot through the U.S. Postal Service.

What is a primary election?

A primary election is an election held before the general election to determine the candidates that can be placed on the general election ballot.

I am an American citizen, but I have never lived in the U.S., can I vote in this state?

No.

I am a National Guardsman activated on state orders; does my state afford me UOCAVA privileges?

Yes.

How can I check the status of my ballot?

You can check the status of your absentee ballot here:
vote.md.gov/Search

Does my state have any online tools?

You can see if your state has any online tools available here:
https://www.fvap.gov/maryland

Registering and requesting your absentee ballot

Under federal law, the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) registers you to vote and requests absentee ballots for a minimum of all federal elections in the current calendar year. Be sure to complete a new FPCA each year and every time your address changes.

Complete the following sections of the FPCA

Section 1

Select the category that best describes you.
Enter your current name (Last, First). If you are registered under a different name, provide this information in the previous name area.
Your date of birth is required.
You must provide your Maryland-issued ID number or the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these numbers you must enter in Section 6: "I do not have a Social Security Number or Maryland-issued ID number."

Section 2

Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence.

Section 3

Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot by email or online, or fax. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information.

Section 4

Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FPCA. If you want to receive your absentee ballot by online or fax, you must provide your email address or fax number.

Section 5

A. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail", "email or online", or "fax".
B. To vote in primary elections, you must enter the name of the party ballot you want to receive. Political party affiliation is not required if requesting an absentee ballot for general elections.

Section 6

Provide any information that may assist your election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots.

Section 7

Sign and date the form. No witness signature required.

Section 1

Select the category that best describes you.
Enter your current name (Last, First). If you are registered under a different name, provide this information in the previous name area.
Your date of birth is required.
You must provide your Maryland-issued ID number or the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these numbers you must enter in Section 6: "I do not have a Social Security Number or Maryland-issued ID number."

Section 2

Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence.

Section 3

Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot by email or online, or fax. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information.

Section 4

Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FPCA. If you want to receive your absentee ballot by online or fax, you must provide your email address or fax number.

Section 5

A. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail", "email or online", or "fax".
B. To vote in primary elections, you must enter the name of the party ballot you want to receive. Political party affiliation is not required if requesting an absentee ballot for general elections.

Section 6

Provide any information that may assist your election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots.

Section 7

Sign and date the form. No witness signature required.

How and where to submit your FPCA

If you are using the FPCA to register to vote, you must mail the form or use Maryland's online voter registration system (vote.md.gov/Register).

If you are already registered and are using the FPCA to request an absentee ballot, you can mail, email, or fax your signed form to your election official or use Maryland's online voter registration system (vote.md.gov/Register).

Contact information can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section or online at FVAP.gov.

Mail your FPCA: Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Mail your FPCA directly to your election official.

Email your FPCA: Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Scan the signed FPCA into your computer. Be sure to also include the "Transmission Cover Sheet". Email this package directly to your election official.

Fax your FPCA: Once your FPCA is complete, sign and date the form. Fax your FPCA directly to your election official. Be sure to also include the "Transmission Cover Sheet".

To find out the status of your FPCA, contact your election official. Your election official will contact you if your FPCA is not accepted.

Voting your ballot

Once you receive your absentee ballot from your state it must be returned according to the deadlines provided in the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart. For special federal elections, visit FVAP.gov for specific deadlines.

The state absentee ballot must be mailed to your election official. The address of your election official can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section. Overseas Uniformed Service members can request to have the Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to the general election ballot. Additional information about this label can be found in the "Important Information" section.

Haven't received your ballot? Use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot

The Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) can be used to register to vote. If you are using the FWAB to register to vote, it must be received by the registration deadline listed in the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart.

U.S. citizens residing outside the United States whose return is not certain can use the FWAB to vote in all elections for federal office.

All other UOCAVA voters can use the FWAB to vote in all elections for federal, state and local offices, including ballot measures.

Complete the following sections of the FWAB's voter information page

Section 1

Select the category that best describes you.
Enter your current name (Last, First). If you are registered under a different name, provide this information in the previous name area.
Your date of birth is required.
You must provide your Maryland-issued ID number or the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these numbers you must enter in Section 6: "I do not have a Social Security Number or Maryland-issued ID number."

Section 2

Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence.

Section 3

Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot by email or online, or fax. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information.

Section 4

Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FWAB. If you want to receive your absentee ballot by online or fax, you must provide your email address or fax number.

Section 5

A. Check "Yes" if you would like to register to vote and/or request an absentee ballot, otherwise check "No."
B. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail", "email or online", or "fax".
C. To vote in primary elections, you must enter the name of the party primary in which you are voting. Political party affiliation is not required if voting an absentee ballot in general elections.

Section 6

Provide any information that may assist the election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots.

Section 7

Sign and date the form. No witness signature required.

Section 1

Select the category that best describes you.
Enter your current name (Last, First). If you are registered under a different name, provide this information in the previous name area.
Your date of birth is required.
You must provide your Maryland-issued ID number or the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have any of these numbers you must enter in Section 6: "I do not have a Social Security Number or Maryland-issued ID number."

Section 2

Enter the complete street address of your voting residence where you are registering to vote and requesting an absentee ballot. You cannot use a post office box mailing address. If your address is a rural route, use Section 6 to describe the location of your voting residence.

Section 3

Enter your current mailing address, even if you are requesting your ballot by email or online, or fax. If you want your election materials sent to a different address or have a forwarding address, use the forwarding address space to provide this information.

Section 4

Your contact information is recommended so your election official can contact you if they need additional information from you in order to accept your FWAB. If you want to receive your absentee ballot by online or fax, you must provide your email address or fax number.

Section 5

A. Check "Yes" if you would like to register to vote and/or request an absentee ballot, otherwise check "No."
B. Select your preferred method of receiving your absentee ballot. You can choose to receive your absentee ballot by "mail", "email or online", or "fax".
C. To vote in primary elections, you must enter the name of the party primary in which you are voting. Political party affiliation is not required if voting an absentee ballot in general elections.

Section 6

Provide any information that may assist the election official in accepting this form. You can use this space to designate particular elections or the period you wish to receive ballots.

Section 7

Sign and date the form. No witness signature required.

Vote your FWAB

To vote, write in either a candidate's name or political party for each office. You are not required to make a selection for each and every contest.

How and where to submit your FWAB

The FWAB must be mailed to your election official. Addresses can be found in the "Local Election Offices" section or online at FVAP.gov.

Mail your FWAB: Once your FWAB is complete, sign and date the "Voter Information" page. Fold along the dotted line and seal the completed "Official Backup Ballot", do not write on the "Official Ballot" envelope. Insert the sealed "Official Ballot" envelope and the "Voter Information" page into the mailing envelope and mail your FWAB directly to your election official.

Overseas Uniformed Service members can request to have the Prepaid Mail Label 11-DoD applied to the general election ballot. Additional information about this label can be found in the "Important Information" section or online at FVAP.gov.

See the "Federal Election Deadlines" chart for the deadline for submitting the FWAB. If you receive the state absentee ballot after transmitting your voted FWAB, you may also vote and return the state absentee ballot. If both are received by the deadline, only the state absentee ballot will be counted.

Local election offices for countySearch Offices

County Mailing Address
Allegany Allegany County Board of Elections
701 Kelly Road, Suite 231
Cumberland, MD 21502-2887
Phone: (301) 777-5931
Fax: (301) 777-2430
Anne Arundel Anne Arundel County Board of Elections
P.O. Box 490
Glen Burnie, MD 21060-0490
Phone: (410) 222-6600
Fax: (410) 222-6833
Baltimore City Baltimore City Board of Elections
417 E. Fayette Street, Room 129
Baltimore, MD 21202-3432
Phone: (410) 396-5550
Fax: (410) 962-8747
Baltimore County Baltimore County Board of Elections
5 Crossing Way
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Phone: (410) 887-5700
Fax: (410) 887-0894
Calvert Calvert County Board of Elections
P.O. Box 798
Prince Frederick, MD 20678-0798
Phone: (410) 535-2214
Fax: (410) 535-5009
Caroline Caroline County Board of Elections
403 S. Seventh Street, Suite 247
Denton, MD 21629-1378
Phone: (410) 479-8145
Fax: (410) 479-5736
Carroll Carroll County Board of Elections
300 South Center Street, Room 212
Westminster, MD 21157-5248
Phone: (410) 386-2080
Fax: (410) 876-3925
Cecil Cecil County Board of Elections
200 Chesapeake Blvd., Suite 1900
Elkton, MD 21921-6395
Phone: (410) 996-5310
Fax: (888) 979-8183
Charles Charles County Board of Elections
P.O. Box 908
La Plata, MD 20646-0908
Phone: (301) 934-8972
Fax: (301) 934-6487
Dorchester Dorchester County Board of Elections
P.O. Box 414
Cambridge, MD 21613-0414
Phone: (410) 228-2560
Fax: (410) 228-9635
Frederick Frederick County Board of Elections
8490 Progress Drive
Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: (301) 600-8683
Fax: (301) 600-2344
Garrett Garrett County Board of Elections
2008 Maryland Highway, Suite 1
Mountain Lake Park, MD 21550
Phone: (301) 334-6985
Fax: (301) 334-6988
Harford Harford County Board of Elections
133 Industry Lane
Forest Hill, MD 21050
Phone: (410) 638-3565
Fax: (410) 638-3310
Howard Howard County Board of Elections
9770 Patuxent Woods Drive, Suite 200
Columbia, MD 21046
Phone: (410) 313-5820
Fax: (410) 313-5833
Kent Kent County Board of Elections
135 Dixon Drive
Chestertown, MD 21620-1141
Phone: (410) 778-0038
Fax: (410) 778-0265
Montgomery Montgomery County Board of Elections
P.O. Box 10159
Rockville, MD 20849-0159
Phone: (240) 777-8550
Fax: (240) 777-8505
Prince George's Prince George's County Board of Elections
1100 Mercantile Lane, Suite 115A
Largo, MD 20774
Phone: (301) 341-7300
Fax: (301) 341-7391
Queen Anne's Queen Anne's County Board of Elections
110 Vincit Street, Suite 102
Centreville, MD 21617-0724
Phone: (410) 758-0832
Fax: (410) 758-1119
Saint Mary's Saint Mary's County Board of Elections
P.O. Box 197
Leonardtown, MD 20650-0197
Phone: (301) 475-4200 x71614
Fax: (301) 475-4077
Somerset Somerset County Board of Elections
P.O. Box 96
Princess Anne, MD 21853-0096
Phone: (410) 651-0767
Fax: (410) 651-5130
Talbot Talbot County Board of Elections
P.O. Box 353
Easton, MD 21601-0353
Phone: (410) 770-8099
Fax: (410) 770-8078
Washington Washington County Board of Elections
17718 Virginia Ave
Hagerstown, MD 21740-7084
Phone: (240) 313-2050
Fax: (240) 313-2062
Wicomico Wicomico County Board of Elections
P.O. Box 4091
Salisbury, MD 21803-4091
Phone: (410) 548-4830
Fax: (410) 548-4849
Worcester Worcester County Board of Elections
201 Belt Street, Suite C
Snow Hill, MD 21863-1310
Phone: (410) 632-1320
Fax: (410) 632-3031