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Deadline Approaching To Register To Vote In Md.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- The deadline to register to vote or change party affiliation for the 2012 presidential primary in Maryland is approaching.

The Maryland State Board of Elections says the deadline to register to vote or change party affiliation is 9 p.m. March 13.

That's also the deadline to request a polling place change.

To vote in the upcoming primary, Maryland residents who are eligible to vote but are not yet registered must complete a voter registration application and hand deliver or mail it to a local board of elections.

The 2012 presidential primary election will be held on Tuesday, April 3. The general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Early voting will begin on the second Saturday before the election through the Thursday before the election.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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