WHAT MONTGOMERY COUNTY VOTERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CASTING A PROVISIONAL BALLOT

For Immediate Release: Sunday, October 27, 2024

As of Saturday, October 26, 2024, during the first three days of early voting, 60,126 voters have cast their ballots, and over 2,500 Provisional ballots have been submitted by voters at one of Montgomery County’s 14 early voting centers. Most Provisional ballots being submitted during early voting are from voters who requested a Mail-in ballot but decided to vote in person. Voting provisionally requires additional paperwork and time at the polls. Voters who have requested a Mail-in ballot, and later decide to vote in person at an early voting center, or at their polling place on Election Day are required to vote a Provisional ballot. Provisional ballots will be counted after Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and only after elections officials have confirmed that the voter did not already vote in that election.

 

HOW TO RETURN YOUR VOTED MAIL-IN BALLOT

As of October 26, 2024, 184,534 Montgomery County registered voters have requested a Mail-in ballot, and of those, 86,311 have been returned. The Montgomery County Board of Elections is urging all voters who requested a Mail-in ballot to vote their ballot, sign the Voter’s Oath, and take the Mail-in ballot to any U.S. Postal Service mailbox or one of 58 official Montgomery County 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 General Election Day, Tuesday, November 5^th, at 8 p.m. Ballot drop box information is also available in the Official Sample Ballot and Voters Guide mailed to registered voters.  To view your full, personalized sample ballot, text CHECK to 77788 or visit www.777vote.org. Mail-in ballots returned by U.S. mail, must be postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service by Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Post offices generally close by 5 p.m.

Media Contact: Gilberto Zelaya 240-777-8625