Deadline to Request Absentee Ballot

The deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail for the November 6 Presidential General Election is Tuesday, October 30. Written requests must reach the elections office by 8:00 p.m. or, if already registered, may be faxed to 240-777-8560 or e-mailed to absentee@montgomerycountymd.gov no later than 11:59 p.m.

All absentee ballot requests after October 30 must be handled in person at the Montgomery County Board of Elections office located at 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210.

For anyone wishing to pick up a ballot in person, the elections office will be open October 31 – November 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturday, November 3, from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Applicants who wish to pick up their ballot must appear in person, and they must pick up their own ballot unless they have an agent. Call 240-777-8550 for details about serving as an agent. The elections office is located at 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210, Gaithersburg.

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