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VOTER INFORMATION & FORMS

Voter Registration | Absentee Ballot | Change of Address/Party | Provisional Voting

Voter Registration Information

To be a registered voter in St. Mary's County, you must meet the following requirements:

Be a United States Citizen

Be a Maryland resident
At least 16 years old
Not have been found by a court to be incapable of voting by reason of mental disability

Not have been convicted of buying or selling votes

Not have been convicted of a felony, or if you have, you have completed serving a court ordered sentence of imprisionment, including any term of parole or probation for the conviction.

* You may register to vote if you are at least 16 years old but cannot vote unless you will be at least 18 years old by the next general election.

To Register to Vote, a resident must complete a Voter Registration Form and return it to the Board of Elections office. There are several ways to obtain the form:

Call 301-475-7844 x1100 to request an application to be mailed to you.
Visit the Board of Elections office at 41650 Tudor Hall Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650
Pick-up an application at the County Libraries, MVA, Post Offices
Download the form at Maryland Voter Registration Form - The computer being used must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed.

Absentee Ballot Information

An Absentee Ballot application form can be obtained by contacting the Saint Mary's County Board of Elections office at 301-475-7844 ext 1100 or ext 1614, or by emailing susan.julian@stmarysmd.com or the State Board of Elections at 1-800-222 VOTE or you can download an application by clicking the link below .

Click here to Download a Maryland Absentee Application

Your request for an absentee ballot application must be received (not just mailed) by the deadline:

2012 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY – APRIL 3, 2012

Absentee Ballot Application Deadline – March 27, 2012 11:59 by fax or email. After this date you must come in our office to do a Late Absentee or Vote Early (see home page for Early Voting information).

2012 PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL – NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Absentee Ballot Application Deadline – October 30, 2012 11:59 by fax or email. After this date you must come in our office to do a Late Absentee or Vote Early (see home page for Early Voting information).

Deadline for receipt of Absentee Ballots

Any absentee ballot, whether mailed or hand delivered, is timely if it reaches the election office by 8 p.m. on Election Day. An absentee ballot may not be faxed. Any ballot received by mail is timely if it arrives by 4 p.m. on the Wednesday after Election Day, and if the U.S. Postal Service has affixed a postmark on the envelope verifying that the ballot was mailed before Election Day. If the postmark is illegible, the voter's affidavit on the ballot envelope, indicating that the ballot was completed and mailed before Election Day, is sufficient.

Deadline for receipt of Overseas Absentee Ballots

Any ballot received by mail from outside the United States is timely if it arrives:

By 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday after a Presidential General Election; or By 4 p.m. on the second Friday after all other elections, and if the U.S. Postal Service, an Army post office, a fleet post office, or the postal service of any other country has affixed a postmark on the envelope verifying that the ballot was mailed before Election Day. If the postal service of the place from which the ballot was mailed does not provide a postmark, or if the postmark is illegible, the voter's affidavit on the ballot envelope, indicating that the ballot was completed and mailed before Election Day, is sufficient.

Change of Name, Address or Party

Download Maryland Voter Registration/Change Form

If the electronic version of a form is used please note that it cannot be processed without an original signature. Print the document. Complete, sign and mail it to the St. Mary's Board of Elections.

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