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Voting

The 2026 General Election will be held Tuesday, November 3.

Voting Encouragement

UMCES actively encourages students, faculty, and staff to vote via email encouragement from the President’s Office. Resources are provided to everyone, including information regarding early voting, mail-in ballots, and in-person voting on Election Day.

Voter Information

Voters in Maryland have three methods to cast their ballots. These include mail-in ballots, early voting, and Election Day voting. For more information on this and related information, see below and the Maryland State Board of Elections website: https://elections.maryland.gov/index.html

Voter Registration Process and Deadlines

To see voter registration information for the State of Maryland and for counties in which our labs are located, please see these websites:

Maryland: https://elections.maryland.gov/voter_registration/index.html

Allegany County: https://alleganygov.org/158/Election-Office

Anne Arundel County:  https://www.aacounty.org/elections/voting-information

Baltimore City: https://boe.baltimorecity.gov/

Calvert County: https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/154/Election-Board

Dorchester County: https://www.docomdelections.org/

Prince George’s County: https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/559/Board-of-Elections

Voter Qualifications

To register to vote, you must be:

  • A U.S. citizen;
  • A Maryland resident; and
  • At least 16 years old*.

You cannot have been:

  • Convicted of buying or selling votes;
  • Under guardianship for mental disability and found by a court to be unable to communicate a desire to vote; or
  • Are currently serving a sentence of imprisonment for a felony conviction

*You may register to vote if you are at least 16 years old but cannot vote unless you will be at least 18 years old by the next general election.

Ballots by Mail

Request a Maryland ballot by mail.

Early Voting

Early voting centers are located in each county and available to those eligible to vote. Additionally, voters may drop their ballots off at a number of ballot drop boxes throughout their counties.

Allegany County

The Early Voting Center for Allegany County voters is located at the Allegany County Office Complex / 701 Kelly Road / Room 100 / Cumberland, MD 21502
Ballot Drop Box Locations: https://alleganygov.org/1692/Registration-Voting-and-More Public transportation bus routes and schedules that are available to Allegany County residents are
located here: https://alleganygov.org/1634/Bus-Schedule

Anne Arundel County

The Early Voting Center for Anne Arundel voters will be updated throughout the year and made available here: https://www.aacounty.org/elections/early-voting-center-waiting-times
Annapolis public transportation bus routes and schedules are located here:
https://www.annapolis.gov/185/Bus-Routes-Schedules

Baltimore City

Early Voting Centers and Ballot Drop Boxes for Baltimore City voters: https://boe.baltimorecity.gov/voter-information
Public transportation options are available here, including bus schedules
(https://www.mta.maryland.gov/schedule?type=local-bus) and Light RailLink information
(https://www.mta.maryland.gov/schedule/lightrail)

Calvert County

Early Voting Centers and Ballot Drop Off Locations: https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/155/EarlyVoting-and-Vote-By-Mail
Public transportation bus routes and schedules that are available to Calvert residents are located here:
https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/885/Bus-Schedules

Dorchester County

The Early Voting Center for Dorchester County voters is located in the Dorchester County Early Voting Center / 1000 Goodwill Ave / Cambridge, MD 21613. Delmarva Community Transit is available throughout the Mid-Shore area with regularly scheduled routes Monday through Saturday.

Prince George’s County

Information on early voting in Prince George’s County, including locations of early voting centers. Public transportation bus routes and schedules that are available to Prince George’s County residents are located here, operating Monday through Saturday:
https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/1122/Routes-Schedules

Election Day Voting

Polling Locations

  • State of Maryland (search allows you to find your polling location):
  • Allegany County: https://alleganygov.org/1692/Registration-Voting-and-More
  • Anne Arundel County:
  • Baltimore City: https://boe.baltimorecity.gov/voter-information
  • Calvert County: https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/158/Polling-Places
  • Dorchester County: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/PollingPlaceSearch
  • Prince George’s County: https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/1694/Early-Voting-ElectionDay-Vote-Centers

Election Judges

UMCES students at our different units have served as election judges in past elections. Students serving as election judges engage in the voting process by ensuring that elections are both fair and accessible to all. For more information on becoming an election judge, see these websites:

State of Maryland: https://elections.maryland.gov/get_involved/election_judges.html
Allegany County: https://alleganygov.org/1749/Apply-to-be-a-Paid-Election-Judge
Anne Arundel County: https://www.aacounty.org/elections/election-judges
Baltimore City: https://boe.baltimorecity.gov/boe-election-judges
Calvert County: https://www.calvertcountymd.gov/159/Election-Judges
Dorchester County: https://www.docomdelections.org/election-judges
Prince George’s County: https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/departments-offices/boardelections/election-judge

 Student Voting Coordinator

Please contact Amy Griffin (agriffin@umces.edu) if you have any further questions.

Resources for Voting