Deadlines to request a mail-in ballot
Your deadline depends on how you return this form and on how you want to receive your ballot. If you mail or hand
deliver your request, your form must be in the oce before the deadline. Postmarks don’t count.
Primary Election
Receive your ballot by mail or fax
Mail or hand deliver this form by 8pm on Tue, 5/7/2024.
Or
Email or fax this form or apply online by 11:59pm on
Tue, 5/7/2024.
Print your ballot from an email
Mail or hand deliver this form by 5pm on Fri, 5/10/2024.
Or
Email or fax this form or apply online by 11:59pm on
Fri, 5/10/2024.
General Election
Receive your ballot by mail or fax
Mail or hand deliver this form by 8pm on Tue, 10/29/2024.
Or
Email or fax this form or apply online by 11:59pm on
Tue, 10/29/2024.
Print your ballot from an email
Mail or hand deliver this form by 5pm on Fri, 11/1/2024.
Or
Email or fax this form or apply online by 11:59pm on
Fri, 11/1/2024.
You can ask for this form in large type. Call 800-222-8683.
Track your request status
You can track your request
and your ballot at
vote.md.gov/search
Contact
Maryland State Board of Elections
P.O. Box 6486
Annapolis, MD 21401-0486
800-222-8683
800-735-2258 (MD Relay Service)
elections.maryland.gov
Información en español
Si le interesa obtener este formulario en
español, llame al 800-222-8683.
Request a mail-in ballot
Any registered voter can use this form to request a mail-in ballot for Maryland elections.
Return your completed signed form to your local board of elections. You can return it by
mail, fax, email. You can also drop it o in person.
Find your local board of elections address at vote.md.gov/LBElist.
Make sure to return this form by the correct deadline listed below.
The primary way to receive your ballot is by mail.
We can mail your ballot to any address you want. You will also receive a return envelope
with prepaid postage.
You also have other options. We can email you a link so you can print your ballot, we
can fax your ballot, or you can pick it up in person.
If you choose to pick up your ballot in person, go to your local election oce about 45
days before an election. If you want somebody to pick up your ballot for you, you must
provide a Designation of Agent form. Find this form at vote.md.gov/MDagent.
After you submit this form, you will receive your ballot about 35-45 days before the
election.
Save time and request a ballot online at vote.md.gov/NeedBallot.
You will need a MD driver’s license or MVA-issued ID card to use the online
form.
When will I receive
my ballot?
How will I receive
my ballot?
How do I return
this form?
Request online
Maryland
Mail-in Ballot Request Instructions
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Maryland
Mail-in Ballot Request Form
Print voter
information
Use blue or black ink.
Residential address
Provide the address where
you are registered to vote.
No P.O. Boxes in this section.
To vote by mail, you must be registered to vote in Maryland. Visit vote.md.gov/VoterSvcs to register or update your voter record.
Last name Sux (Jr., Sr., III, IV, if applicable)
Middle name or initial
This address must match your voter registration so that we can send the correct ballot for your precinct or ward.
Date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy)
Street
Unit #
City Zip
State MD
4
3
6
7
5
Political party
aliation
To vote in a party’s primary,
you must choose that political
party.
Election
You can sign up for a mail-in
ballot for the 2024 elections
or for all future elections.
May 14, 2024 Primary Election only
November 5, 2024 General Election only
Both the 2024 Primary and General Elections
I would like to receive a mail-in ballot for all future federal and state elections
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Unaffiliated (
independent of any party)
L
ibertarian Party
Where should we
send your ballot?
If you choose option B, we will
email you a link to print your
ballot.
*If you choose option B or C,
we will use the information
on your ballot to mark a
scannable ballot for you.
Then we will scan that ballot.
If you choose option B or C,
you will need to use your own
envelope and stamp to return
your ballot by mail. Or you
can deliver it to your election
oce or a drop box (when
available).
Please see the instructions for
deadlines.
Signature
Required.
Use a pen. No electronic
signatures allowed.
Anyone can help you ll out
this form except
• A candidate on your ballot
• Your employer or an agent
of your employer
• An ocer or agent from
your union
Voter, sign and date here (Required)
Today’s Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
X
About you
In case we have a question.
How should we update you about your mail-in ballot? (choose 1)
Text message Email Mail
Assistant, sign here (Required if the voter received help on this form)
Under penalty of perjury, I hereby certify that this voter needed help with this form because he or she has a
disability or is unable to read or write. The voter authorized me to complete this form. If the voter could not sign
this form, I printed the voter’s name and wrote my initials.
Print voter name
X
Choose only A, B, or C (only choose 1)
Send my ballot by U.S. Mail to
Same address as above
A
Or a different address
or P.O. Box:
Street Unit #
City Zip
State
*
Or
And
B
Email
MD Driver’s License or ID Card #
Issue date (mm/dd/yyyy)
Last 4 digits of your Social Security #
*
C
Fax
Phone
Email
First name
XXX-XX-
Mobile Phone Land Line Phone
Email a link to print my ballot*
Fax my ballot*
N
o Labels Maryland Party
Other- Specify