All Maryland voters, including those with a felony conviction, can cast a ballot ahead of Election Day 

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland voters can make their voices heard in the November 8 midterm election beginning this Thursday, October 27 through Thursday, November 3. This includes individuals who are eligible to vote but have not yet registered and those who have a felony conviction and are not incarcerated. Maryland offers eligible voters 89 voting centers statewide, open from 7am to 8pm, including weekends. 

“In a strong and healthy democracy, every voter’s voice is heard, and every voice counts equally,” said Joanne Antoine, Common Cause Maryland executive director. “Early voting improves access for all hardworking voters, especially for our first responders, nurses, and teachers who can’t always make it to the polls on Election Day. We want to encourage everyone to vote early and all the way down the ballot so we all have a say in what happens in our communities.”  

Additionally, Marylanders who are currently incarcerated (in pre-trial detention or convicted of a misdemeanor) are eligible to vote in the 2022 election. Correctional facilities will distribute election related materials to ensure eligible voters can vote using the mail-in voting process while incarcerated. 

To register as a voter and cast a ballot during the early voting period, Marylanders can go to any voting center in the county where they live and bring a document that proves residency in the county. That document could be: 

• MVA-isyu ng lisensya;
• ID card; 
• Pagbabago ng address card; 
• Paycheck;
• Bank statement;
• Utility bill; o
• Iba pang dokumentong bigay ng gobyerno na may pangalan ng karapat-dapat na botante at bagong tirahan.  

Ang Maryland ay isa sa 46 na estado upang mag-alok ng maagang personal na pagboto bilang isang opsyon, isa sa 23 estado upang gawing available ang maagang pagboto sa katapusan ng linggo, at isa sa anim na estado to offer early voting on Sundays.  

Sa buong bansa noong 2020, sinira ng mga botante ang mga talaan ng maagang pagboto nang halos 70% ng mga botante na bumoto sa pamamagitan ng koreo at/o bago ang Araw ng Halalan. Paghiwa-hiwalayin ang figure na iyon, tungkol sa 43% ng mga botante ay bumoto sa pamamagitan ng koreo, at isa pa 26% bumoto nang personal bago ang Araw ng Halalan. Ang halalan sa 2020 ay ang pinakamataas na rate ng hindi tradisyonal na pagboto para sa isang halalan sa pagkapangulo, ayon sa US Census Bureau.  

Sa Maryland noong 2020, 33% ng mga botante nang maagang bumoto. 

For a list of early voting locations by county, i-click dito. 

To learn more about early voting in Maryland, i-click dito.  

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