DCist: Expect Long Lines For Va. Early Voting Today

Over the River

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:08:46 -0500

Pass it on: A couple of folks at work told me they voted by absentee ballot in Maryland, but said they 'realized' their vote would not be counted unless the election was close. This didn't sound right to me so I did a little investigating. I found the following on, of all places, the official Maryland State Board of Elections Web site: Rumor: Absentee ballots are not counted unless they will affect the outcome of an election. FACT: Absentee ballots (and provisional ballots) are counted regardless of whether they will affect the outcome of an election. Absentee ballots are considered and counted in an open meeting on the Thursday after an election and the 2nd Friday after an election. Provisional ballots are considered and counted in an open meeting on the 1st Monday after an election.

Nivad

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:38:08 -0500

DC doesn't really have early voting either. It has in-person absentee voting. See this article for the difference.

Rukasu

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:54:29 -0500

So glad I voted a month ago...what's that saying? "Vote early, vote often"?

SomeoneStoleMyScreenNameJason

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:36:54 -0500

Um, guys... MD doesn't *have* early voting. We're voting on it on Tuesday: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-voting1016,0,3660984.story

Tom Bridge

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:17:23 -0500

Arlington's lines were in the 1-2 hr range most of the week, with it lengthening to two hours on Thursday in the evening. I voted Wednesday, it took about an hour all told. They were pretty much begging everyone to vote before today, as they expected approximately 4-hour waits for today... It's amazing to see the turnout, really. It underscores just how much there is at stake this Fall.