Mar. 8, 2012
The Garrett County Board of Elections is gearing up for Maryland’s primary election on Tuesday, April 3, director Steve Fratz indicated during an update report to the county commissioners on Tuesday. Commission chair Jim Raley and Fratz also briefly discussed code home rule.
“We have currently 106 judges who perform election duties on election day,” Fratz said. “We have all of them trained and assigned. So for the primary and general election cycle, we’re in good shape.”
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He added that logic and accuracy testing for the board’s voting units will begin on Monday, March 12.
He noted the last day to register to vote before the primary election is Tuesday, March 13, at 9 p.m. Registration forms are available in all local libraries, post offices, the county courthouse, and online at the Maryland State Board of Elections web site: elections.state.md.us.
The last day to apply for an absentee ballot is Tuesday, March 27, at 8 p.m.
Early voting for the primary is Saturday, March 24, through Thursday, March 29. Garrett County voters may cast their ballots at the Oakland Community Center on Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on Sunday from noon until 6 p.m.
On primary election day, the county’s 19 polling sites will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fratz said the Board of Elections would canvass the primary absentee ballots on Thursday, April 5, beginning at 10 a.m. at its office in Mountain Lake Park.
“Of course, that’s open to the public,” he noted about the canvass.
The board will canvass provisional ballots on Wednesday, April 11, at 10 a.m. It will then canvass the final absentee ballots and certify the election on Friday, April 13.
“Voter registration opens back up on Monday, April 16,” Fratz noted.
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