Three Ways to Vote for the 2024 Presidential Primary Election

For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 25, 2024

The Montgomery County Board of Elections shares important voting information for the 2024 Primary Election, including the three ways Montgomery County voters can cast their vote: mail-in voting, and two in-person options during early voting or on Primary Election Day, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. 

 

Mail-In Voting: To request a mail-in ballot, text VBM to 77788, visit www.777vote.org, or contact the Montgomery County Board of Elections at 240-777-8550. Requests to receive a ballot via mail or fax must be received (not just mailed) by 8 PM or submitted online by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Requests to receive a ballot via email must be received by 5 p.m. or by 11:59 p.m. (if submitted online) on Friday, May 10, 2024. Mail-in ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by or before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. If returned by hand, ballots must be dropped at a ballot drop box or taken to an Early Voting Center, a polling place, or Board of Elections by 8 p.m. on Primary Election Day, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Mail-in ballot information is also available in the Official Sample Ballot and Voters Guide mailed to every registered voter.  To view your full, personalized sample ballot, text CHECK to 77788 or visit www.777vote.org.

 

Ballot Drop Boxes: Montgomery County has installed 58 ballot drop boxes. To identify the nearest drop box, or post office locator, text BOX plus a zip code (example: BOX 20879) to 77788, visit www.777vote.org, or contact the Montgomery County Board of Elections at 240-777-8500. Voters may submit their completed mail-in ballots at any official drop box until Primary Election Day, Tuesday, May 14th, at 8 p.m. Ballot drop boxes will be locked at 8 p.m. Ballot drop box information is also available in the Official Sample Ballot and Voters Guide mailed to every registered voter.  To view your full, personalized sample ballot, text CHECK to 77788 or visit www.777vote.org.

 

Early Voting: In-person early voting begins Thursday, May 2, 2024, through Thursday, May 9, 2024. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters who are in line by 8 p.m. will be able to cast their vote. For a nearby early voting center, driving directions, and wait times, Montgomery County voters can text the letters EV plus a zip code (example: EV 20879) to 77788, visit www.777vote.org, or contact the Montgomery County Board of Elections at 240-777-8500. Early voting information is also available in the Official Sample Ballot and Voters Guide mailed to every registered voter.  To view your full, personalized sample ballot, text CHECK to 77788 or visit www.777vote.org.

 

Primary Election Day: The final day to cast a vote is Primary Election Day, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters who are in line by 8 p.m. will be able to cast their vote. To identify your Election Day polling place, text CHECK to 77788, visit www.777vote.org, or contact the Montgomery County Board of Elections at 240-777-8500. Your assigned polling place is also printed on the back cover of the Official Sample Ballot and Voters Guide mailed to every registered voter. To view your full, personalized sample ballot, text CHECK to 77788 or visit www.777vote.org.

 

Montgomery County citizens, who missed the advanced voter registration deadline, can still register and vote during early voting Thursday, May 2 through Thursday, May 9, or on Election Day, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Make sure to bring a document that proves where you live when you visit your early voting center or your local polling place to register to vote. 

 

For election information, call 240-777-8500, visit www.777vote.org, the Maryland State Board of Elections website at https://elections.maryland.gov, or follow the Montgomery County Board of Elections on Facebook, Instagram, and X.

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Media Contact: Gilberto Zelaya 240-777-8625