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Maryland Elections Calendar - 2024 and 2025

Primary Election - May 14,2024​

Primary elections will be held on the second Tuesday in May for the nomination of Presidential,Congressional,and State candidates to be voted for at the next general election

Poll Hours: 7:00 AM-8:00 PM

May Primary Election Election's Important Dates:
April 23, 2024 Voter Registration Deadline By Mail, Fax or email attachment: You can submit a voter registration application to your local board of elections or the State Board of Elections. The mail-in application must be postmarked 21 days before Election Day.
April 23, 2024 Voter Registration Deadline Online: You can use Maryland's Online Voter Registration System (OLVR) to register to vote.
May 2, 2024 Early voting begins: Early Voting Begins on the Second Thursday before a primary or general election Day. .
May 9, 2024 Early voting ends: Early voting ends the Thursday before Election Day. .
May 14, 2024 Election Day Voter Registration Deadline: In person registration is available up to and including on Election Day. You can also register to vote during early voting or on election day. Go to an early voting center in the county where you live during early voting, or go to your assigned election day polling place and bring a document that proves where you live..

General Election - November 5,2024​

November General election is held the Tuesday after the first Monday of the month of November

Poll Hours: 7:00 AM-8:00 PM

November General Election Election's Important Dates:
October 15, 2024 Voter Registration Deadline By Mail, Fax or email attachment: You can submit a voter registration application to your local board of elections or the State Board of Elections. The mail-in application must be postmarked 21 days before Election Day.
October 15, 2024 Voter Registration Deadline Online: You can use Maryland's Online Voter Registration System (OLVR) to register to vote.
October 24, 2024 Early voting begins: Early Voting Begins on the Second Thursday before a primary or general election Day. .
October 31, 2024 Early voting ends: Early voting ends the Thursday before Election Day. .
November 5, 2024 Election Day Voter Registration Deadline: In person registration is available up to and including on Election Day. You can also register to vote during early voting or on election day. Go to an early voting center in the county where you live during early voting, or go to your assigned election day polling place and bring a document that proves where you live..

NOTES​

This page contains dates and deadlines information on elections occurring in Maryland

Election dates,voter registration deadlines,early voting, absenstee voting, and voting hours apply to statewide elections in most cases. However, Check with your Town Clerk for the hours of voting, and voter registration deadlines as they vary by town. Please be advised that these dates are updated regularly but are subject to scheduling changes at the local level.

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