Deadline Is Oct. 16 For Anne Arundel Voter Registration

ANNAPOLIS, MD — The deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 16, to mail in voter registration forms to the Montgomery County Board of Elections to be eligible to vote in this year's general election. The 2018 general election is on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Voter registration applications are available in Anne Arundel County at:

• Post Offices
• Public Libraries
• Public Schools
• MVA offices
• Licensing offices

Applications must be postmarked by Tuesday, Oct. 16. Voter registration applications also are available from the Anne Arundel County Elections Office, 6740 Baymeadow Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21060 and its mailing address is: P.O. Box 490 - Glen Burnie MD 21060-0. Or call (410-222-6600).

You can also register to vote, and request an absentee ballot on the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections website.

The Maryland ballot is headlined by the gubernatorial race between incumbent GOP Gov. Larry Hogan and Democratic nominee and former NAACP president Ben Jealous. U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, the Democratic incumbent, is making a bid for a third term, facing a challenge from Towson University professor Tony Campbell.

Maryland permits no-excuse early voting. Learn more by visiting this website. Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place before an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day.

To register and vote during early voting, go to an early voting center in the county where you live and bring a document that proves where you live. This document can be your MVA-issued license, ID card, or change of address card, or your paycheck, bank statement, utility bill, or other government document with your name and new address. You will be able to register to vote and vote.

Early voting in Anne Arundel County runs from Thursday, October 25, through Thursday, Nov. 1, from 10 am until 8 pm.

Here are the U.S. House races:
1st District:
Democrat

• Jesse Colvin

Republican

• Andy Harris, incumbent

Libertarian

• Jenica Martin

2nd District:
Democrat

• Dutch Ruppersberger, incumbent

Republican

• Liz Matory

Libertarian

• Michael Carney

3rd District:
Democrat

• John Sarbanes, incumbent

Republican

• Charles Anthony

Libertarian

• David Lashar

4th District:

Democrat Anthony Brown, incumbent, will face Republican George McDermott in November.
5th District:
Democrat

• Steny Hoyer, incumbent

Republican

• William Devine III

6th District:
Democrat

• David Trone

Republican

• Amie Hoeber

Libertarian

• Kevin Caldwell

Green Party

• George Gluck

7th District:

Democrat

• Elijah Cummings, incumbent

Republican

• Thomas Harris

Libertarian

• David Griggs

8th District:

Democrat

• Jamie Raskin, incumbent

Republican

• John Walsh

Libertarian

• Jasen Wunder

You can also find more information on statewide races on the Ballotpedia website.

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