From the Harford County Board of Elections:
The coronavirus pandemic has changed life in Maryland dramatically. One change is the push-back of Maryland’s primary election from April 28, 2020 to June 2, 2020. This date change was effective with Governor Hogan’s Proclamation of April 10, 2020, which approved the State Board of Elections’ Comprehensive Plan for administering this election.
Besides the date change, the decision was made for this election to be primarily a vote-by-mail election using election voting services. Due to the short timeframe to make the significant changes in the way the election is administered, the ballots will still say “Absentee” ballot rather than “Mail-In” ballot. There will not be any early voting centers open for in-person voting prior to the June 2 Election Day.
All eligible, active voters in Harford County that are registered as a Democrat or a Republican will automatically be mailed a Presidential Primary ballot by the Maryland State Board of Elections in early to mid-May.
Voters do not need to request a ballot. Voters who have already requested absentee ballots, either because they had already determined they would not be able to vote in person, or because they want to receive their ballot at an alternate address, will not receive an additional ballot.
The deadline to register to vote in the Primary Election is Wednesday, May 27, 2020. If you register to vote after the initial mailing of ballots in early to mid-May, you can still receive a ballot.
If you have recently moved, it’s important to update your address with the Harford County Board of Elections to ensure you receive your ballot. You can also choose to change your party affiliation until May 27, 2020.
For the first time, voters will be able to track their ballot status at
https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/VoterSearch or by calling the State Board of Elections at 1-800-222-8683.
According to Election Director, Cindy Remmey, “We are trying to protect each voter in Harford County and the Vote by Mail option gives each voter that opportunity – all without leaving your home. Those that need assistance can vote in-person at McFaul Activities Center on June 2nd, Election Day.”
Ways you can vote:
– By mail – For health and safety’s sake and to reduce the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus, voters are strongly encouraged to return their ballots using the postage pre-paid envelopes included with the ballot. Ballots must be post-marked no later than June 2, 2020 in order to be counted.
– By drop box – There will be two ballot-return drop boxes in Harford County. The drop boxes will be available and open 24 hours per day from May 21 to June 2, 2020 at 8:00 pm at the following locations:
McFaul Activities Center at 525 W. MacPhail Road, Bel Air, MD 21014.
Harford County Board of Elections office at 133 Industry Lane, Forest Hill, MD 21050.
– In-person – For voters who are unable to vote by mail, there will be one in-person voting center in Harford County at the McFaul Activities Center at 525 W. Macphail Road, Bel Air, MD 21014, which is located next to the Motor Vehicle Administration. Ballot Marking Devices will be available for voters with disabilities. The center will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on June 2, 2020.
Election results will start to become available after 8:00 pm on June 2, 2020, for the accumulated ballots that have been tabulated. Mail-in ballots postmarked no later than June 2 that are received by the Harford County Board of Elections by June 12, 2020 will continue to be counted and could change the final results.
For more details on this election, and links to register to vote, or update your address, or party affiliation, or to obtain more information, please go to www.harfordvotes.info or call the Harford County Board of Elections at 410-638-3565.
They better be over this nonsense for the general election. The cheating will be absolutely out of control.
Flame away boys!
Like what the republicans got caught doing in North Carolina?
Yep, all those service persons who get to vote by mail will be joined by us. Scandal! Fraud!
Yea, let me just go have a chat with the virus’s manager and let them know this is completely unacceptable. Get this all finished up for you.
this should have been handled county by county or area by area. Harford in not PG County or Montgomery or Balto City. Hogan made a big deal about the tests from Korea – then why the heck haven’t they been put in a big push to test everybody to open this state or appropriate counties back up. Rohm Emmanuel – never waste a good disaster.
First….Maryland election law requires we all vote the same way….second we only bought 500,000 tests which will ensure we can continue to test the symptomatic and exposed….we still can’t test everyone yet as the population of Maryland is 12 times that
…Third, the tests are not approved by the FDA. Seems that Hogan and his wife had a “quid pro quo” with South Korea, right?
When’s the impeachment start? I gotta make some popcorn.
Pelosi just endorsed Biden for President expounding on his qualifications. She forgot to say, “I like a man with a slow hand”. If we stand behind a line measuring 6 feet at the grocery store, why can’t we do that to vote?!?! Asking for a friend.
What does it matter are you afraid trump won’t win the primary?
Harford Republican I am not worried about Trump. I am concerned about the use of mail-in ballots. I don’t want this method utilized in the upcoming general election.
So you believe the voting rights of the military should be taken from them. My how American.
Harford Republican I am not opposed to the military or any citizen, out of the country, relying on the mail-in voting process. No one should be denied their right to vote. All votes count so my concern is with the reliability of the postal service.
Why would you think just because you are in the military you are automatically out of the country? What you suggest is taking the voting rights away from every American who can’t be home on election day. Voting is a right and an over the road truck driver has every right to vote that you do. You may not like the rules in this country but that’s what makes us great.
You do realize 6 states have been voting this way for a while?
It actually costs less.
We have proven that we can’t guarantee a fraud free election as is. Mail in ballots guarantees fraud.
So Utah, Colorado, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon vote entirely state wide. Colorado saved 40% by moving to this.
Additionally California, Nebraska, New Mexico, New Jersey, Nevada, Idaho, Minnesota and North Dakota have some counties that opt into vote by mail.
Harford County Good Old Boy system will love this! Social Distancing doesn’t work for voting? Require masks have spit shields in place with proper cleaning why cant you hold in-person voting? Something isnt quite right here.
If they can open the senior center at McFall then they can also open the rest of the polling areas. Don’t trust the mail in votes. They can easily be manipulated.
How compared to the way we vote in person?
Mail-in voting will come with restrictions:
“Identity verification: The principal method used to detect and prevent fraud is the mail ballot envelope itself, where each voter must include personal identifying information (such as address, birthday, and driver’s license number or last four digits of a Social Security number). In most states, that information includes a signature that can be used to match against the voter rolls. The voter’s remaining personal information is also matched against the information stored on the voter rolls.”
So one party is against the so called “Voter ID Law”, which would be for in-person voting….while that same side is also “for” mail-in ballots which require personally identifiable information to prove you are a legal voter.
Sure am excited to see the flip-flop arguments now.
Question – would it be more secure to consider secure drop-off points instead of using the USPS to deliver? Not sure about you, but that organization is not known for 100% accuracy.
I agree, if the Senior Center can be open, then why can’t the rest. There should be more polling stations opened and a assigned system to assure a controlled amount of voters are there to vote. Have designated times by alphabetical order to control the flow of voters in and out. A system similar to jury duty could be set up to assign voters a time and place to cast their ballot.
Or we could just have mail in voting…..
I thought someone already commented that the mail-in voting could subjugate the election to fraud? Isn’t that the reason this conversation is taking place?
That is a myth. Many places already vote by mail. They don’t have issues. They spend 40% less, don’t close schools, better turnout and people don’t have to take off work
That may be true, however, if it is that much more beneficial to have elections by mail, then why has this Country waited until 2020 to do such a thing? Think about it….
They didn’t wait. Absentee ballots via mail have been around since the 1940’s. We have 27 states plus DC who have no excuse absentee ballots (we are one). Florida has 60% of its votes done by absentee ballot. Oregon went to all vote by mail in the 90’s! The only difference between what we do now and this is you wouldn’t have to ask for a ballot it would be sent to you. You can return by mail or a designated drop point.
Benefits
Cheaper
More participation
Voter education (you can take more time to research down ballot races)
Voter lists are more accurate over time (voters who move get purged faster)
Drawbacks
Slower results based on when ballots are returned
Mail delivery impact on smaller populations (mostly Indian reservations)
Family pressured voting (usually occurs with older people)
It does require planning to move to this system since printing costs up front go up. In our cases it would be limited to envelopes since we use the same ballots and the same scan machines could be used.
No. Absentee ballots are always available, but there is no reason for the public to be absent. You see, it is very easy for someone to miscount the votes via mail in ballot. Hell, it might even be done on purpose. You can only guarantee a person’s vote will be totaled correctly if they do it and see it for themselves. C’mon, we know you Demotraitors have absolutely no honor or integrity and will change the vote for a disgusting misogynist like Joe Biden.
Someone told me Joe likes turtles…and moon pies….and hair pies….and interns….and basically anyone that says “NO JOE!”.
Well in Maryland as it stands now no reason is required. You just ask for one. Litterally the only difference is do we save money and mail everyone one and not have to pay a lot of poll workers and train them.
Harford Republican we are on the same team believing in our right to vote. I want the privilege of voting availed to all citizens. My original comment questioned the need to change the methodology. Have a nice day.
So….your right I would like to think we won’t have a pandemic come November. But if we do we will need to do this and it can’t be just thrown together last minute. Remember Ballots have to be out in September.
CDev you suck!
Go back into your hole.
You’re a traitor, and always have been! I’ve put up with your garbage for far too long!
This “pandemic” is nothing more than a big hoax.
Cdev sucks!
Mallamo can kiss my ass!
My mommy is awesome – she let’s me live in her basement!
My imitator can pretend, but everyone knows the truth!
I wish I wasn’t a convicted felon who spent time in jail and who only can speak nonsense on a miniscule website trying to make my point matter… but I’m only a small piece of shit whose opinion doesn’t matter.
In any case, I think the coronavirus is a hoax…. and that’s the bottom line because SoulCrusher said so… and I’m awesome… because I like pro wrestling. And that makes me the coolest person on this website!!
I like turtles
Go get you a turtle imitator….
The imitator is still trying to be me. Look, there is no such thing as a convicted felon by any statute or law that was created after 1867 and attaints treason or felony to particular persons because Article 18 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights says so. All convictions such as these are acts of fraud, war and treason by the STATE OF MARYLAND and the treasonous Maryland Judicial Department. If you are a member of the Maryland Judicial Department, you are a confirmed traitor against my State, my Country and my people. I have no problem with Mallamo when we are talking about this virus. Cdev’s last comment about the elections is somewhat reasonable and yes, the Coronavirus is nothing more than a new flu that has been blown out of proportion. That’s the truth because the Crusher of Heads, Holes and Souls says so….as for my imitator, maybe one day you can get you own identity, but for right now I am flattered that you want to be me….
My imitator, thinks I should let the treasonous Harford County Circuit Court redeem me for the fraudulent convictions of 12K09002034 and 12 K10000013. I am not a criminal as my actions caused no harm to another. I am not a felon because felony laws since 1867 are forbidden to be made. I am the victim of treason by the Maryland Judicial Department and the traitors who inhabit the Harford County Circuit Court. Angela Eaves, Elizabeth Bowen, William Carr and Thomas Marshall are traitors. Joseph Cassilly, Mellissa Lambert and Christopher Tabone are traitors. Sean Marston, James Russell, Aaron Penman, John Lastner, David Waldsmith, etc… are traitors. I have a Constitutional right to see every government employee whom has committed treason against me to cause harm suffer the consequences of Article 3 Section 3, as determined by the 2nd Continental Congress. If you don’t like it, too bad learn to love it. I am the law because those whom claim to be the law have committed fraud. Fraud, War and Treason that is….
Eerily similar to 5N00001566 and 2N00001633 in Talbot County.
Fact check on voter fraud and Trump misinformation!
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/trumps-latest-voter-fraud-misinformation/
So Mike, now that your great Democratic hope and probable Alzheimer victim, Joe Biden, is being attacked by unsubstantiated claims of sexual assault, who will you vote for now? Bolshevik Bernie? It is refreshing to see the #metoo movement go after someone other than a Conservative Republican or a multi-millionaire that they can lie and steal money from….