Absentee Ballot Deadline Approaching

The deadline to request by mail, fax, or email an absentee ballot for the 2012 Presidential Primary Election is Tuesday, March 27. Any registered voter in Maryland may request and vote by absentee ballot.   

A voter who wishes to vote by absentee ballot must request an absentee ballot in writing and sign the request. An application can be printed from the State Board of Elections' website here, or requested by telephone, in writing, or in person at the Carroll County Board of Elections.

To request an absentee ballot application from the Carroll County Board of Elections, call or visit the office at 300 S. Center St, Westminster MD from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The Carroll County Board of Elections must receive a completed and signed absentee ballot application:

• If mailed, by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27.
• If faxed or emailed, by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27.
• After Tuesday, March 27, all requests for an absentee ballot must be made in person at the Carroll County Board of Elections.  
• After March 27th, the late application for absentee ballot will be posted here, but a voter must submit the late application in person at the Carroll County Board of Elections at 300 S. Center St, Westminster MD from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. 

The 2012 Presidential Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, April 3, and the 2012 Presidential General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 6.

Starting the second Saturday before the election through the Thursday before the election, voters can vote in person at the designated early voting center in their county of residence.

Early voting locations and hours and additional election-related information and dates are available here.  

For more information, please contact Carroll County Board of Elections at 410 386-2080 or the State Board of Elections at 1-800-222-VOTE (8683) or through the Board of Elections website here.