Hello Voter General Election_English (1) (2).pdf

Jared DeMarinis State Administrator

Katherine Berry

Deputy Administrator

Michael Summers, Chairman Jim Shalleck, Vice Chairman Yaakov “Jake” Weissmann

Diane Butler Victoria Jackson-Stanley

FAX (410) 974- 2019 Toll Free Phone Number (800) 222-8683 151 West Street Suite 200 MD Relay Service (800) 735-2258 https://elections.maryland.gov Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Hello Voter, You have the right to vote! Under Maryland law:

• If you are awaiting trial for any charge, including a felony, you can vote.

• If you are serving time for a misdemeanor conviction, you can vote.

The only people who cannot vote are those currently serving time for a felony conviction. They will become eligible to vote again after they leave their correctional facility, even while they are on probation.

We encourage you to vote in the upcoming election and all elections to come. Voting by mail is easy and free, but you need to take action now!

How do I vote?

Because you are currently incarcerated, your only option is to vote by mail. Here’s how:

1. Register to Vote. Use the form in this envelope.

You should use your home address, even if that’s in a different city and county than where you are incarcerated. You can add a different mailing address on Line 8 if you want to receive mail somewhere else, such as at your jail. If you need help completing this or the other form, you can ask someone for help.

2. Request a Mail-in Ballot. Use the form in this envelope.

This form tells us where to mail your ballot. Your home address is the address you used to register to vote (the address you listed on Line 7 of the Voter Registration Application). On Line 5 of the Mail-in Ballot Request Form, write the address where you will be. This is where we will send your ballot.

Please turn over for more instructions.

ATTENTION

Important Dates and Deadlines:

Register to vote by October 15 Request a mail-in ballot by October 29 Return your ballot by November 5

Home Address

Jail Address (or the address where you will be during April to May)

3. Mail your Voter Registration and Mail-in Ballot applications as soon as possible but at least 5 days before the deadline. Write the address for your county board of elections on the envelope. Be sure to use the address of the board of elections for the county where you live, not the county where your correctional facility is located. You can mail both at the same time in the same envelope, but they have different deadlines:

• October 15 - Deadline to Register to Vote

• October 29 - Deadline to Request a Mail-in Ballot. This request must be received by your county board of elections by this deadline, so make sure you mail it early.

If your jail has a ballot drop box, you can drop your completed forms in the drop box. You still need to write the address for your county board of elections on the envelope, and you must drop them by the dates above. You can find the address of your county’s board of elections at the bottom of this page.

4. Complete your ballot. When you receive your ballot, you can vote for President and other important elected positions listed below.

Who am I voting for? In this election, you can vote for President and Vice President, U.S. Senator, U.S.

House Representative, judges of the Circuit Court, and delegates to the Democratic National Convention or Republican National Convention.

5. Return your ballot as soon as you can. Be sure to place your ballot in the provided envelope and sign the envelope. You can mail your envelope to your county’s board of elections. Be sure to mail it to the board of elections for the county where you live, not the county where your correctional facility is located. The address of each county’s board of elections is provided below. Your envelope must be postmarked by election day, November 5, 2024.

Voter registration application

Mail-in-ballot request form