Voting: The Basics

Tuesday is Election Day, and there's a lot on the ballot for local residents.

Voters across the state will face a choice for governor, as incumbent Democrat Martin O'Malley faces Republican Robert L. Ehrlich. Residents of Anne Arundel County will vote on whether to keep County Executive John Leopold in office or replace him with Democrat Joanna Conti or Mike Shay of the Green Party.

County voters will also decide on Question A, which calls for zoning changes that would allow for slot machines in the county. An approval of Question A would likely pave the way for Cordish Companies to build a new casino with 4,750 slot machines near the Arundel Mills Mall.

In Odenton and Gambrills, voters will choose between incumbent Democrat Jamie Benoit or Republican Charlotte Weinstein for the District 4 County Council seat.

Locally, voters will also decide on Maryland Senate and House races from District 21, 32 and 33A.

Polls open Tuesday at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. If you are in line by 8 p.m., you should be permitted to vote.

To verify your voter registration and find your polling place, go to mdelections.org. Google also has a handy map-based guide designed to help people find where to vote.

Here are the polling places in this area.

West County Area Library

1325 Annapolis Rd.

Odenton, MD 21113

O'Malley Senior Center

1275 Odenton Rd.

Odenton, MD 21113

Piney Orchard Community Center

2400 Stream Valley Drive

Odenton, MD 21113

Arundel Senior High School

1001 Annapolis Rd.

Gambrills, MD 21054

Waugh Chapel Elementary School

840 Sunflower Rd.

Odenton, MD 21113

Four Seasons Elementary School

79 Waugh Chapel Rd.

Gambrills, MD 21054

Piney Orchard Elementary School

2641 Strawberry Lake Way

Odenton, MD 21113

Seven Oaks Elementary School

1905 Town Center Boulevard

Odenton, MD 21113