If you’re a Maryland voter who requested a mail-in ballot, be on the lookout — it’s on the way.

The Maryland State Board of Elections said today that almost 800,000 ballots will be sent to voters starting Thursday, formally kicking off election season in the state. Voters who requested a ballot by email will also start receiving those starting this week, and the board is asking those voters to look out for emails from a “@marylandelections.us” account.

The board also announced that ballot drop boxes, which voters can use as an alternative to returning their ballot by mail, will start being delivered to the state’s most populous counties by next week. A list of all ballot drop boxes — more than 280 in all — and the dates they will be in use, is here.

All told, more than 1 million mail-in ballots have been requested so far by Maryland voters, with Montgomery County taking the lead with just over 250,000. In Prince George’s County, more than 130,000 mail ballots have been requested.

Unlike during the June primary, when all voters were automatically mailed a ballot, state officials required that voters request them for the November election. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Oct. 20; the deadline to register to vote is Oct. 13. (Here’s everything you need to know about voting in Maryland.)

In D.C., ballots are being mailed to all registered voters and should start arriving in the next two weeks.

Other than mail-in voting, Maryland will also offer early voting starting on Oct. 26. In D.C., it starts Oct. 27. Early voting has already started in Virginia — it’s formally known as in-person absentee voting — and jurisdictions across Northern Virginia are reporting long lines and record turnout as some voters have expressed concern over whether the U.S. Postal Service will deliver their absentee ballots on time. (Here’s everything you need to know about voting in Virginia.)

In-person voting options will be available on Election Day in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, though D.C. and Maryland have consolidated polling places due to the ongoing pandemic. Election officials across the Washington region are urging voters to cast ballots early, because long lines are expected on Election Day due to social distancing and cleaning protocols.