Casting Your Vote

 

Election Dates:

General Election:  November 4, 2008

 

Sample Ballot
The Allegany County Election Office will mail a sample ballot out to every registered voter prior to the 2008 Primary.  The sample ballot will give you an opportunity to review the candidates.  You can mark the sample ballot, bring it with you to the polls on election day, and use it as your guide.

 

Polling Hours
Throughout Allegany County, polls are open continuously from 7 AM to 8 PM on Election Day.  If you are in line when the polls close, you will be permitted to vote.

 

Where You Vote
The election district and precinct of the residential address on your voter registration record determines your voting location.  Election laws require that you keep your address up to date with the Election Office.  Your voting location is shown on your voter's notification card.

 

If you have any questions about where you vote or whether your registration is up to date, call the Allegany County Election Office at 301-777-5931.

 

Absentee Voting
Registered voters of Allegany County may apply to vote by absentee ballot if qualified.  If circumstances require that you continuously vote by absentee ballot, you must apply each election year.  A single application can be completed for both the Primary and General Election.

 

How To Apply
To apply for an absentee ballot you must complete and submit an application for absentee voting.  An Application can be completed for both the Primary and General Election.

 

Mail
Contact the Election Office and request an absentee application at 301-777-5931

 

In Person
The Allegany County Election Office
701 Kelly Road, Suite 213
Cumberland, Maryland

 

Late Absentee Voting
After the Tuesday preceding an election and on election day, a person who finds they will be unable to vote at the polls may come to the Election Office in person to receive their ballot or designate a person 18 years old and not a candidate on the voters ballot for the purpose of picking up the application and delivering the absentee ballot to the voter and returning the voted ballot sealed in an envelope to the Election Office.