For Immediate Release:  June 18, 2014         

MISSED THE DEADLINE? YOU CAN STILL APPLY FOR AN IN PERSON ABSENTEE BALLOT

Montgomery County voters who missed the deadlines to vote by mail or online for the Gubernatorial Primary Election may still pick up an absentee ballot in person.

If you are unable to vote at your assigned polling place on Election Day, or simply prefer to vote a paper ballot, you may visit the Board of Elections in Gaithersburg at any time up to or on Election Day. The office will be open on Saturday, June 21, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on Monday, June 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on Election Day, June 24, during the hours that polls are open from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. The elections office is located at 18753 N. Frederick Avenue, Suite 210, in Gaithersburg, which is about one and one-half miles north of Montgomery Village Avenue.

Voters who cannot come in person to the office may designate another person as their agent to obtain the application.  For information on designating an agent, please contact the Absentee Office.  After June 17 voters may choose to download an application from our website, www.777vote.org, or the Maryland State Board of Elections’ website, http://elections.state.md.us. 

The Montgomery County Board of Elections wishes to remind voters that impersonating another voter or casting a ballot on behalf of another person is a crime. If you see or hear of any attempted vote fraud, contact the State Attorney’s Office at 410-576-6300 or 1-888-743-0023 toll free in Maryland or via TDD at 410-576-6372.

For more information, call 240-777-VOTE, visit www.777vote.org or follow the Montgomery County Board of Elections on Facebook or Twitter.

Your Time, Your Voice, Your Vote!

Media Contact:  Marjorie Roher, 240-777-8625