Media Advisories >> Media Advisory
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
On September 16, 2026, the Montgomery County Board of Elections began mailing Voter Information Guides to more than 700,000 registered voters. Batches will continue to be mailed for rest of this week. On September 22, 2026, the Board received information that several Voter Information Guides sent to voters in one batch affecting 11 precincts in the Clarksburg, Germantown, and Poolesville areas contained the correct voter’s name, address, and sample ballot but also included incorrect polling place and party affiliation information. This printing error did not affect any voter registration records.
We requested our printing vendor (who prints only voter information guides and not the actual mail-in ballots) to conduct a review. The vendor is printing replacement Voter Information Guides for voters in the 11 affected precincts who may have received booklets with an inaccurate polling place and/or party affiliation printed on the back.
Additionally, an electronic version of this press release will be emailed to all voters in those 11 precincts for whom we have an email address within their voter registration record.
The vendor has reassured the Board that the Voter Information Guides for voters in the remaining 246 precincts are correct. New Voter Information Guides will be mailed to voters in the 11 affected precincts by the beginning of next week.
Voters can confirm their polling place for the upcoming election by texting the word FIND to 77788 or visiting our website at www.777vote.org and following the link for “Find Your Polling Place,” or their entire voting record (including party affiliation and polling place) by texting CHECK to 77788. You may also contact us at [email protected] or 240-777-8500 if you have any questions about this matter.
The Board would like to thank the voters who brought the errors in the Voter Information Guide to our attention so that we can get them corrected and provide accurate information to all voters.
For election related 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 Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and X.
Your Voice, Your Vote 2026!