WASHINGTON — Maryland’s primary will be held April 26, but you can cast your vote beginning Thursday.
Early and in-person absentee voting begins Thursday and runs through April 21, between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. each day, and for the first time this year, you can register and vote on the same day.
If you’re already registered, you can just show up at the appropriate polling place and vote. But if you need to register, here’s what the State Board of Elections says you need to bring:
- Your Maryland driver’s license or ID card;
- A change of address card;
- A paycheck;
- A utility bill;
- Some other government document with your name and address.
You also need to bring one of these if you need to change your address when you go to vote.
The Maryland primary is a closed one — only registered Democrats can vote in the Democratic primary; only registered Republicans in the GOP primary. You can’t change your party affiliation when you show up to vote early, the board of elections says; you have to update your affiliation after you vote in the primary you’re already registered for.
You can show up at any early voting location in your county, and it won’t necessarily be the place you usually vote on Election Day. Here’s a list of early voting locations in the D.C. area:
Anne Arundel County
Odenton Regional Library
1325 Annapolis Rd., Odenton
Glen Burnie Regional Library
1010 Eastway, Glen Burnie
Severna Park Community Library
45 West McKinsey Rd., Severna Park
Annapolis Senior Activity Center
119 S. Villa Ave., Annapolis
Edgewater Community Library
25 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater
Calvert County
Community Resources Building
30 Duke St., Lower Level, Prince Frederick
Frederick County
Frederick Senior Center
1440 Taney Ave., Frederick
Thurmont Regional Library
76 E. Moser Rd., Thurmont
Urbana Regional Library
9020 Amelung St., Frederick
Charles County
La Plata Firehouse
911 Washington Ave., La Plata
Gleneagles Neighborhood Center
4900 Kirkcaldy Court, Waldorf
Howard County
The Bain Senior Center
5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia
Miller Branch Library
9421 Frederick Rd., Ellicott City
strong>Ridgely’s Run Community Center
8400 Mission Rd., Jessup
Montgomery County
Germantown Community Recreation Center
18905 Kingsview Rd., Germantown
Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center
14906 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville
Executive Office Building Auditorium
101 Monroe St., Rockville
Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza
One Veterans Place, Silver Spring
Activity Center at Bohrer Park Social Hall
506 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg
Damascus Community Recreation Center Social Hall
25520 Oak Drive, Damascus
Jane E. Lawton Community Recreation Center Social Hall
4301 Willow Lane, Chevy Chase
Mid-County Community Recreation Center Social Hall
2004 Queensguard Rd., Silver Spring
Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad
2400 Arcola Ave., Wheaton
Potomac Community Recreation Center
11315 Falls Rd., Potomac
Prince George’s County
Upper Marlboro Community Center
5400 Marlboro Race Track Rd., Upper Marlboro
College Park Community Center
5051 Pierce Ave., College Park
Bowie Gymnasium
4100 Northview Drive, Bowie
Wayne K. Curry Sports and Learning Complex
8001 Sheriff Rd., Landover
Baden Community Center
13601 Baden-Westwood Rd., Brandywine
Laurel — Beltsville Senior Activity Center
7120 Contee Rd., Laurel
Suitland Community Park School Center
5600 Regency Lane, Forestville
Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Complex
7007 Bock Rd., Fort Washington
St. Mary’s County
Hollywood Firehouse Carnival Bingo Building 24801
Three Notch Rd., Hollywood
Washington County
Washington County Early Voting Center (Phoenix Color Building II)
101 Tandy Drive, Hagerstown
The Maryland State Board of Elections lists all of the locations statewide on its website.
