2026 election

Voting in Maryland

Primary

Held

Tuesday, June 23

Early voting

June 11th – June 18th

General

Tuesday, November 3

Early voting

October 22 – October 29

Register online by: October 13, 11:59pm
Register by mail by: October 13, 5pm
Register in person by: October 13, 5pm
Request a mail ballot by: October 27, 8pm
Mail it back postmarked by: November 3 and received by November 13, 10am
Or drop it off by: November 3, 8pm

See every race and candidate on your Maryland ballot, and where each one stands, before you vote.

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How to cast your ballot

By mail

Any registered voter may vote by mail — no reason needed.

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In person

Polls open on election day: 7am – 8pm
Or vote early: In the windows shown above

What counts as ID

If you've voted in Maryland before, you don't need to provide ID to vote.

If you're a first-time voter who registered by mail and didn't provide a copy of your ID when you registered, you may need to show one of the following documents when you vote in person.

Acceptable forms include:

Maryland driver's license
State or Federal ID card
US passport
MVA ID card
student, employee, or military ID
current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, government document that shows your name and address when you registered (dated within three months of the election)

If you're a first time voter and unable to provide ID, you will be able to vote a provisional ballot. For your ballot to count, you must provide ID to your local board of elections before 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday after Election Day.

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Before you can vote

Registering

Ways to register:

Online
By mail
At the polls on election day

Maryland lets you pre-register from age 16, so you are on the roll the moment you turn 18.

Who can register, and what you need

To register in Maryland you must:

be a United States citizen
be a Maryland resident
be at least 16 years old (you must be at least 18 years old on or before a general election to vote)
not have been convicted of buying or selling votes
not be currently serving a sentence of imprisonment for a felony conviction
not be under guardianship for mental disability or if you are, you have not been found by a court to be unable to communicate a desire to vote

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Which primary can you vote in?

If you want to participate in Maryland partisan primary elections, you should register with the party whose primary you would like to vote in.

Also voted on June 23: New York, Utah.

Dates, deadlines and rules come from DemocracyWorks, last refreshed August 27, 2026; poll hours from our own election guide. Rules change — check with your election office before you rely on a date.