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Voter Registration Deadline
Tuesday, October 14th
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Absentee Voting Deadline
Tuesday, October 28th
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Election Day
Tuesday, November 4th
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Use the information on this page to help answer any questions concerning this upcoming election. If your not registered, if you are registered but cannot make it vote, if you want to know more about your candidates and what to expect when you vote. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact our office by calling 410.760.9166 or email Doug director@mdfamilies.org.
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Voting Information
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VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
Last day to register for the 2008 election is October 14, 2008. Check to see if you are registered
and that your registration is up to date. If you are not registered to vote or
you need to update your registration, download and submit a voter registration application
today!
ABSENTEE VOTING:
A voter who will be absent or unable to
vote in person in the election may request an absentee ballot. The
deadline for a voter to submit a request for an absentee ballot by mail or fax
is October 28, 2008. Absentee ballots are typically available for mailing
approximately three weeks before an election.
FIND YOUR DISTRICT: http://mdelect.net or http://www.mdelections.org/
Candidate Information
WHO ARE THE CANDIDATES?
Below is a list of the main congressional candidates in Maryland. Find out more about your choices for congress by clicking on their name. To view all the candidates, go to www.elections.state.md.us
To view all the candidates on the ballot, click here [PDF]
Ballot Questions
2008 STATEWIDE BALLOT QUESTIONS:
Obtain more information about State and Local Ballot Questions.
Question 1 - Constitutional Amendment
(Chapter 513, Acts of 2007)
Early Voting; Polling Places; Absentee Ballots
Authorizes the General Assembly to enact legislation to allow
qualified voters to vote at polling places inside or outside of their election
districts or wards and to vote up to two weeks before an election. This
amendment also authorizes the General Assembly to enact legislation to allow
absentee voting by qualified voters who choose to vote by absentee ballot, in
addition to voters who are absent at the time of the election or who are unable
to vote personally.
(Amends Article I, §§1 and 3 of the Maryland Constitution)
[ ] For the Constitutional Amendment
[ ] Against the Constitutional Amendment
Question 2 - Constitutional Amendment - Revised 9/11/2008
(Chapter 5, Acts of 2007 Special Session)
Authorizing Video Lottery Terminals (Slot Machines) to Fund
Education
Authorizes the State to issue up to five video lottery licenses
for the primary purpose of raising revenue for education of children in public
schools, prekindergarten through grade 12, public school construction and
improvements, and construction of capital projects at community colleges and
higher education institutions. No more than a total number of 15,000 video
lottery terminals may be authorized in the State, and only one license may be
issued for each specified location in Anne Arundel, Cecil, Worcester, and
Allegany Counties, and Baltimore City. Any additional forms or expansion of
commercial gaming in Maryland is prohibited, unless approved by a voter
referendum.
(Enacts new Article XIX of the Maryland Constitution)
[ ] For the Constitutional Amendment
[ ] Against the Constitutional Amendment
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