ANNAPOLIS — Statewide in-person early voting for this year’s general election begins Thursday, Oct. 24 and runs through Thursday, Oct. 31.
The Kent County Public Library at 408 High St. in Chestertown is the only early voting center in Kent County.
In Queen Anne’s County, there are two early voting locations: the County Office Building at 110 Vincit St., Centreville and the Kent Island firehouse at 1610 Main St., Chester.
Early voting centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
There is still time to register to vote in the upcoming election.
Marylanders can register when they cast their vote during early voting or on Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 5.
To register, make sure to bring a document that proves where you live when you visit your local polling place.
For registered voters, there are two other ways to vote in the 2024 election: mail-in voting and voting on Election Day.
To receive a mail-in ballot by mail, your request must be received — not just mailed — by Oct. 29.
The deadline to request a web delivery mail-in ballot is Nov. 1.
Visit the Maryland State Board of Elections’ mail-in ballot webpage to request a ballot, https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/absentee.html.
Mail-in ballots returned by mail must be postmarked by 8 p.m. on Nov. 5. If returned by hand, ballots must be dropped at a ballot drop box or local board of elections by 8 p.m. on Nov. 5.
The drop box locations in Kent County are the public library in Chestertown and the firehouses in Galena and Rock Hall.
The drop box locations in Queen Anne’s County are the County Office Building in Centreville, the Kent Island firehouse and Go Mart at 741 Main St., Church Hill.
To find your Election Day polling place, visit the State Board of Elections’ polling place portal, https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/PollingPlaceSearch.
Election Day polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.