Key races, candidates and ballot measures: Maryland

Important deadlines

To vote by mail, you must request a mail-in ballot from the State Board of Elections or your local board. Your request for a mail-in ballot for the Presidential General Election must be submitted as follows:

• If you want to receive your ballot by mail or fax, your request must be received (not just mailed) by Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
• If you want to receive your ballot via the internet, your request must be received by 5 pm, Friday, November 1, 2024 for a request sent in the mail, or by 11:59 pm, Friday, November 1, 2024 for a request sent by fax or submitted online.
• If you hand deliver your request and the ballots are ready, you can pick up your mail-in ballot. You may take your mail-in ballot with you and return it by mail or you can vote it at the local board office and give it to an election official.
• The deadline to request a mail-in ballot in person is election day, November 5, 2024 by 8 pm. Please visit your local board of elections’ website for hours of operation.

Mail-in ballots must be postmarked or placed in a designated ballot drop box (en espanol) by 8 pm on November 5, 2024 for the Presidential General Election.

To vote in person, Marylanders can vote during early voting or on election day:

The Presidential General Election Day is November 5, 2024, from 7 am to 8 pm. To vote in person on election days, vote at your assigned polling place.

For the 2024 Presidential General Election, early voting will be available from Thursday, October 24, 2024 through Thursday, October 31, 2024 (including Saturday and Sunday) from 7 am to 8 pm. You can vote early at any early voting center in the county you live in (en espanol).

U.S. Senate

Every Maryland resident will vote for U.S. senator on the November ballot. There are three candidates running. They are:

U.S. House of Representatives

Every Maryland voter will also see a U.S. House of Representatives seat on the ballot, but it depends on where you live. To find out which district you’re in, and to see other races on your ballot, click here and enter your address.

Ballot measures

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