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Your ballot application will arrive any day now, Maryland. Then what? August 31, 2020 By: Emily Opilo Read the full article here.  Maryland’s much-awaited mail-in ballot applications have begun to arrive in voters' mailboxes across the state. Before you fill …

Elections Officials Believe They Have Enough Judges Lined Up to Staff Polling Places August 28, 2020 By: Bennett Leckrone Read the full article here. Maryland’s local boards of elections now have enough election judges to staff Election Day voting centers, …

Board OKs MACo’s Request for Additional State Funding for Mail-In Ballot Applications August 20, 2020 By: Kevin Kinnally Read the full article here. The Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) yesterday voted unanimously to request additional state funding to pay …

CAN’T TALK IN AN EMERGENCY? NOW YOU CAN TEXT 9-1-1 August 20, 2020 By: Suzanne Pollak Read the full article here. Beginning today, Marylanders have the option of texting 9-1-1 for help if they cannot call the number. In an …

What the Md. board of elections wants you to know before voting in the upcoming election August 19, 2020 By: Brad Bell Read the full article here. ANNAPOLIS, Md. (ABC7) — The state board of elections met again Wednesday afternoon to …

Everything You Wanted to Know About General Election Voting in Md., But Were Afraid to Ask September 1, 2020 By: Bennett Leckrone Read the full article here. The 2020 presidential general election will be unprecedented in many ways. From mail-in …

Duplicate Ballot Applications In Maryland Spark Confusion, Concerns About Backlog August 28, 2o20 By: Dominique Maria Bonessi Read the full article here.  Some Maryland voters who applied for mail-in ballots online also received a paper application in the mail this …

When it Comes to Government Openness, Maryland Is a ‘Backwater’ August 21, 2020 By: Bruce DePuyt Read the full article here. A government geek who hoped to flip open her laptop and watch the Maryland State Ethics Commission in action …

Texting 9-1-1 is now possible in Maryland August 20, 2020 By: Donte Kirby Read the full article here. Officials still say to call if you can, but believe that text messages will help with safety and accessibility.  It’s now possible …

Your Maryland ballot isn’t in the mail. It hasn’t even been printed yet. August 19, 2020 By: Emily Opilo Read the full article here. As concern mounts over U.S. Postal Service delivery delays, many Maryland voters have requested mail ballots …