Maryland, Elections
Some Maryland voters received sample ballots with wrong names
Some registered Maryland voters flooded elections officials with questions after receiving sample election ballot booklets with their correct address but a stranger’s names on the mailing label. Montgomery County Board of Elections quickly noticed all the calls were coming from registered voters in Congressional District 8 whose last names begin with “A,
Top election official warns of Maryland voter scams
Scammers posing as election workers are trying to mislead Maryland voters with fraudulent text messages, prompting concerns at the State Board of Elections.
Maryland sending out mail-in ballots now, plus other key election dates to know
The Maryland SBE will send the first phase of the 2024 General Election mail-in ballots starting today. Here's what to know, plus key election dates.
Maryland ballot drop boxes installed as vote-by-mail deadlines approach
The Maryland State Board of Elections completed the installation this week of 286 ballot drop boxes across the state. Voters can use any drop box to cast their mail-in ballots, which may arrive in homes as early as next week.
Maryland State Board of Elections to send over 660K mail-in ballots to registered voters
The Maryland State Board of Elections announced that over 660,000 mail-in ballots will be sent out on Friday to registered voters who requested them. Of those 660,000 ballots, over 578,000 will be mailed and over 91,
More Than 660K Mail-In Ballots Sent To Maryland Voters Ahead Of Presidential Election
Hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots have been sent to Maryland voters, with more on the way, as the country rapidly approaches one of the most highly-anticipated presidential elections in American history.
Maryland officials’ trip to Sweden will include environmental research, electric ferries, cycling
The officials’ trip to Sweden at the end of September includes meetings with Swedish leaders, cycling tours and reviews of electric ferries.
Maryland elections officials deal with threats of violence, turnover concerns ahead of presidential election
BALTIMORE Since the last presidential election, Maryland has seen a concerning rise in turnover among our state's election ...
Officials hope to restore ocean access cut off after medical waste washed up
State and federal officials hope to be able to reopen beaches up and down the Delmarva peninsula to swimming by this weekend, ...
Maryland State Board of Elections warns of texting scam
The Maryland SBE warns Maryland voters to be vigilant of texting scams that are spreading disinformation about the 2024 ...
16-year-old student fatally shoots classmate, 15, in Maryland HS bathroom, will be charged as adult: officials
The 16-year-old boy, during his first day at Joppatowne High School, fired a single shot in a first-floor boy’s bathroom following an altercation, striking Warren Curtis Grant, 15, around 12:35 p.m., ...
Police investigate shooting at laundromat in Maryland, officials say
Police are investigating a shooting that occurred at a laundromat in Edmonston, Maryland Sunday evening, officials confirmed.
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Maryland ballot drop boxes are installed. Here are the deadlines for voting by mail.
Maryland’s voting season begins as mail-in ballots set to ... handed in at a board of elections office, or dropped in an ...
Officials ban swimming after medical waste washes ashore in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware
Officials are warning people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they say medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washed ashore ...
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Officials ban swimming after medical waste washes ashore in MD, VA and DE
Officials warned people to stay out of the ocean at several beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia after they said ...
CDC: Maryland saw slight increase in life expectancy in 2021, in depths of pandemic
New federal data shows that life expectancy in Maryland increased slightly in 2021, a feat that only a handful of states ...
Hazmat teams respond to suspicious packages sent to election officials nationwide
The packages have had hazmat crews across the country scrambling. They look like one in an image shared by the FBI, manilla ...