2024 Voting Resource Guide
Harford and Cecil County

Yes, you are eligible to register to vote once you have completed the court-ordered sentence of imprisonment. For the purposes of eligibility to register to vote, convictions include federal, state and out-of-state convictions. You are not eligible to vote if you have been convicted of buying or selling votes.

Online Voter Registration and Mail-in Ballot Request
Printable Voter Registration Application form Note: The paper application cannot be processed without an ORIGINAL signature.

You must provide your MD driver’s license number (or MVA-issued state ID number) and the date MVA issued your license/ID card. If you don’t have an MD driver’s license/ID card, you must provide the last 4 digits of your Social Security number (SSN)

If you don’t have a Maryland driver’s license, MVA-issued state ID, or SSN, you can still register to vote! Check box 6c on the paper application. Online, follow the instructions listed.

Your application will not be processed until you affirm (under penalty of perjury) that you do not have a Maryland driver’s license, MVA ID Card, or social security number.

If you’re a first-time voter who registered by mail (and didn’t provide an MD driver’s license number or MVA-issued state ID number), you may need to bring and show one of the following documents that has your full name and address with you when go to vote:

• Driver’s license
• Federal or state ID card
• MVA ID card
• Student/employee/military ID
• Current utility bill
• Bank statement
• Government check
• Paycheck
• Other government document

If you’ve voted in Maryland before, you don’t need to provide ID to vote. Voter registration is permanent as long as you continue to live in Maryland and keep your name and address current. You do not have to re-register when you move within Maryland.

Primary Election: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 by 5:00 pm*
General Election: Tuesday, October 15, 2024 by 5:00 pm*

*If you are not able to register by the deadline listed above, you can still register and vote in that election. You will just need to go in person during early voting or your assigned polling place on election day to register and vote.

Yes! To make the process quicker, we recommend you register by the deadline listed above. But if you miss it, you can still register and vote in person during early voting or on your assigned polling place on election day.

To prove where you live, bring your MVA-issued license, ID card, or change of address card, or your paycheck, bank statement, utility bill, or other government document with your name and current address.

    Harford County Early Voting Centers

           * Early Voting locations are subject to change,  confirm before heading out – HarfordVotes.gov

1. Aberdeen Activity Center,7  Franklin Street, Aberdeen, 21001
2. Edgewood Recreation & Community Center, 1980 Brookside Drive, Edgewood, 21040
3. Havre de Grace Activity Center, 351 Lewis Ln, Havre De Grace, 21078
4. Jarrettsville Elementary School, 3818 Norrisville Road, Jarrettsville, 21084
5. McFaul Activity Center, 525 W MacPhail Road, Bel Air, 21014

Cecil County Early Voting Centers

          *Early Voting locations are subject to change, confirm before heading out – ccgov.org

1. Cecil County Administration Building, 200 Chesapeake Boulevard, Elkton, 21921
2. Church of the Nazarene in Rising Sun,  2626 Jacob Tome Memorial Hwy, Colora, MD 21917)

Secure Ballot Drop Box Locations

You must submit your mail-in (absentee) ballot in the county you are registered in.

Harford County

Ballot drop boxes are located at all early voting centers as well as at the Harford county board of elections office. 

          *Confirm location before heading out – HarfordVotes.gov 

1. Aberdeen Activity Center, 7 Franklin Street, Aberdeen, 21001
2. Edgewood Recreation & Community Center, 1980 Brookside Drive, Edgewood, 21040
3. Harford County Board of Elections, 133 Industry Lane, Forest Hill, 21050
4. Jarrettsville Elementary School, 3818 Norrisville Road, Jarrettsville, 21084
5. McFaul Activity Center, 525 W MacPhail Road, Bel Air, 21014

Cecil County

1. Bohemia Manor High School, 2755 Augustine Herman Hwy, Chesapeake City, 21915
2. Calvert Elementary School, 79 Brick Meetinghouse Road, Rising Sun, 21911
3. Cecil County Administration Building, 200 Chesapeake Blvd, Elkton, 21921
4. Cecilton Elementary School, 251 W. Main Street, Cecilton, 21913
5. Cherry Hill Middle School, 2535 Singerly Road, Elkton, 21921
6. Conowingo Elementary School, 471 Rowlandsville Road, Conowingo, 21918
7. Elkton High School, 110 James Street, Elkton, 21921
8. North East Middle School, 200 E. Cecil Avenue, North East, 21901
9. Perryville Middle School, 850 Aiken Avenue, Perryville, 21903
10. Rising Sun Middle School, 289 Pearl Street, Rising Sun, 21911
11. Perryville High School, 1696 Perryville Road, Perryville, 21903
12. Rising Sun High School, 100 Tiger Drive, North East, 21901

Tuesday, November 5, 2024
7 am to 8 pm

Harford County Polling Place List

Cecil County Polling Place List

You must submit your mail-in (absentee) ballot in the county you are registered in.

The locations listed below are proposed & subject to approval by the Maryland Board of Elections. Final approved locations will be posted on the State of Maryland Board of Elections’ website https://www.elections.maryland.gov/voting/absentee.html.

Harford County

1. Aberdeen Activity Center 7 Franklin Street, Aberdeen, 21001
2. Jarrettsville Fire Hall 3825 Federal Hill Road, Jarrettsville, 21084
3. McFaul Activity Center 525 W MacPhail Road, Bel Air, 21014
4. Edgewood Recreation & Community Center 1980 Brookside Drive, Edgewood, 21040
5. Harford County Board of Elections 133 Industry Lane Forest Hill 21050

Cecil County

1. Bohemia Manor High School 2755 Augustine Herman Hwy, Chesapeake City, 21915
2. Cecil County Administration Building 200 Chesapeake Blvd, Elkton, 21921
3. Elkton High School 110 James Street, Elkton, 21921
4. North East High School 300 Irishtown Road, North East, 21901
5. Perryville High School 1696 Perryville Road, Perryville, 21903
6. Rising Sun High School 100 Tiger Drive, North East, 21901

It depends on how you want to receive your mail in ballot. You can receive it via mail, faxed, email, or in-person from the board of elections office.

2024 General Election

• To receive your ballot by mail or fax, your request must be received (not just mailed) by Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 8 PM     (or 11:59 PM by fax or email)
• To receive your ballot via email,** your mailed in request must be received by Friday, November 1, 2024 at 5 PM    (or 11:59 PM by fax or email or online.)  **Note: A ballot received via email must still be returned by hand, by mail, or dropped at a ballot drop off box.
• If you miss the deadlines to receive your ballot by mail, fax, or email, but still want to vote by mail-in ballot, you (or your agent) must apply in person at your local board of elections.

Note: When you are asked how you want your mail-in ballot delivered, it is strongly recommended to select “By Mail.”

If you select electronic (email) or fax, the ballot is not be able to be scanned in. Your selections on an email or fax ballot will be transferred to a scannable ballot by a bipartisan team, which can cause a huge backlog if a lot of people opt to receive their ballot by email or fax.

Ballots that come in the mail are scannable (do not need to be transferred). If you already submitted an application for an email or fax ballot and wish to receive a ballot by mail, you can submit a second application (it will override the first application).

If you requested a ballot but have not received it, and have verified on the voter look-up website that your ballot has been sent, wait a few days. Your ballot may be in transit. If the election is one week away and you haven’t received your ballot yet, please contact your local board of elections.

Complete your ballot as soon as possible after you receive it. Remember to use black ink to mark your ballot and sign your oath on the return envelope or your ballot will not count but do not sign the actual ballot. The ballot return envelope has prepaid postage.

If you prefer to drop off your voted ballot at a physical location, you can use a secure ballot drop box in the county where you are registered. There is at least one box for each county in Maryland. Ballot boxes close at 8pm on election day.

Ballot boxes are monitored 24/7 by surveillance and emptied 2-3 times (or more as needed) per day. Police also drive by the box locations regularly.

If you make a mistake on your ballot, you can contact the board of elections in your county for a new mail in ballot or visit a voting center and vote provisionally. A provisional ballot will not be scanned at the polling place on the day you vote, but reviewed after election day to ensure you did not submit both a mail-in ballot and a provisional ballot.

Learn more about the provisional voting process at https://www.elections.maryland.gov/voting/provisional_voting.html

Every ballot (including provisional and mail-in) is reviewed and counted even if they will not change the outcome of an election.

To verify that your mail-in or provisional ballot was counted, go to https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/VoterSearch

Enter your information, select “search,” then select “Status of My Mailed-In or Provisional Ballot.”

Maryland is committed to making voting accessible to all voters. All of the early voting centers in Maryland are accessible to voters with disabilities. To learn more about voting by mail or voting in person, click here.