Politics & Government

Carroll County Primary Election Deadlines Approaching

Are you registered to vote? Deadlines for the primary elections are coming up fast.

Deadlines for the upcoming 2012 Presidential Primary Election are fast approaching.

The deadline to register to vote or change party affiliation and the deadline for certain voters to request a polling place change for the election is 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13.  

To vote in the upcoming primary election, Maryland residents who are eligible to vote but are not yet registered, including 17 year olds who will be 18 years old or older on or before the November 6, must complete a voter registration application and hand-deliver or mail the application to the Carroll County Board of Elections.

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A hand-delivered application must be received by the office by 9 p.m. on March 13 to 300 South Center Street in Westminster. Mailed applications must be postmarked by March 13, which is also the deadline for registered voters who have moved since the last election to provide updated address information to the Carroll County Board of Elections, and for registered voters who wish to change their party affiliation. 

Voter registration applications are available at the following locations:    

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  • Local boards of elections  
  • Motor Vehicle Administration offices 
  • State Department of Health offices 
  • Local Department of Social Services offices 
  • Offices on Aging Division of Rehabilitation Services 
  • Public institutions of higher education  
  • Marriage license bureaus  
  • Post offices  
  • Public libraries  
  • State Board of Elections 

Find more information on requesting an application through the Board of Elections website here.

In addition, an elderly voter or a voter with a disability who is assigned to an inaccessible polling place may request reassignment to an accessible polling place by submitting an application by 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13. The form for this request can be found here.

On the State Board of Elections’ website, a voter can verify his or her voter registration status and find out if the polling place to which he or she has been assigned is accessible by visiting the election website here and clicking on "find out here."  

The 2012 Presidential Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, April 3, and the General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 6.

Starting the second Saturday before the election through the Thursday before the election, voters can vote in person at the designated early voting centers in their county of residence.  

Early voting locations and hours and additional election-related dates and information are available here.


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