[Baltimore Sun] 19,705 mail-in ballots sent out so far to Carroll County voters
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With less than a month until the Nov. 5 general election, Carroll County Board of Elections officials say they are seeing a surge of voter interest.
Erin Perrone, the county’s election director, said Monday that during presidential elections office staff gets busier than usual.
“We have higher than normal voters calling and higher than normal voters coming in,” Perrone said.
Election staff have sent out a total of 19,705 mail-in ballots to Carroll County residents. Of that, 8,949 were sent to Democrats, 6,954 to Republicans and 3,802 to those voters registered in other political parties, Perrone said.
As of Sunday, 4,340 had been returned to the election office, including 2,011 from Democrats, 1,602 from Republicans and 727 from voters in other parties.
Carroll County Board of Elections sent out 39,636 mail-in ballots for the 2020 presidential election and got back 36,118 by Election Day that year; 36,036 were certified and 82 were rejected.
Perrone is urging voters not to delay in sending back mail-in ballots. They must be postmarked by 8 p.m., Nov. 5 (Election Day).
“If you are waiting to send your voted ballot back to us, please do not wait until Election Day,” she said. “If you do wait until election day, I suggest using one of our six drop boxes or go into a post office and have the clerk date and time stamp your ballot so that we know you met the 8 p.m. deadline.”
Drop boxes are at the following locations in Carroll County:
Carroll County Board of Elections Office, 300 S. Center St., Westminster.
Mount Airy Senior Center, 703 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy.
Coppermine Pantherplex, 1400 Panther Drive, Hampstead.
South Carroll Senior Center, 5923 Mineral Hill Road, Sykesville.
Taneytown Senior Center, 220 Roberts Mill Road, Taneytown.
Westminster Senior Center, 125 Stoner Ave., Westminster.
“The ballot drop boxes are under 24/7 surveillance and are very secure,” the board of elections’ website states. “No one has access to the drop off boxes except for trusted election officials.”
The boxes will be locked at 8 p.m., Nov. 5.
For more information on voting, go to https://elections.carrollcountymd.gov/.
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