Voting Begins Today In Maryland

Every day is Election Day for the next week. The polls are open for the Gubernatorial General Election. Voting Centers opened the doors at 10 AM this morning. They’ll remain open until Thursday, October 28th from 10 AM until 8 PM (except for Sunday the 24th.)

Two Voting Centers are located in Rockville:
Montgomery County Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville 20850
Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center, 14625 Bauer Drive, Rockville 20853

Other Centers are at:
Germantown Recreation Center, 18905 Kingsview Road, Germantown 20874
Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center,14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville 20866
Silver Spring Civic Building, 8525 Fenton Street, Silver Spring 20910

Voters can go to any of these Early Voting Centers and use the same equipment which will be used on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2nd. The Board of Election website has a scroll bar which provides wait times of each of the five Centers, updated hourly, so you can plan accordingly.

As the Baltimore Sun reported, when the State of Maryland offered Early Voting for the first time during this year’s Primary Election, the turnout was very low with only 77,000 of the possible 3.2 million taking advantage of the opportunity. Advocates for early voting had hoped to increase participation in this year’s election by making it more convenient.

To help voters make their decisions, the League of Women Voter’s Guide publishes the verbatim responses of candidates to questions which are important to voters. For information on Montgomery County Question A concerning the Emergency Medical Services Transport Fee, read our post, Both Sides Of The Montgomery County Ambulance Fee Issue, Proposed Cuts.

As I described during my early voting experience, the process was quick and easy. However, I will admit that I missed voting on Election Day. When you have already cast your vote, the last minute campaign frenzy is also lost on you. But, perhaps that was for the better!

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