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You Can Still Register To Vote For The 2020 7th Congressional District Special Primary Election On Feb. 4

ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — If you haven't gotten your voter registration all set by now, don't worry you can do it when you get there.

You can now register to vote in an election on the same day as the election.

For the upcoming Special Primary Election for the 7th congressional district, you can register to vote on the same day, Feb. 4.

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This specifically affects Maryland residents in the 7th Congressional District who are eligible to vote but are not yet registered, including 17-year-olds who will turn 18 on or before April 28, 2020, Special General Election.

And a reminder: only voters registered as Democrat or Republican are eligible to vote in the Special Primary Election.

Paper voter registration applicants have to hand-deliver or mail their form to the voter's local board of elections and must be delivered by 5 p.m. on Tuesday and a mailed application has to be postmarked January 14.

You can find an application:

  • Local boards of elections
  • Motor Vehicle Administration offices
  • State Department of Health offices
  • Local Department of Social Services offices
  • Offices on Aging
  • Division of Rehabilitation Services
  • The MTA Paratransit Certification Office
  • Recruitment offices of the U.S. Armed Forces
  • Public institutions of higher education
  • Marriage license bureaus
  • Post offices
  • Public libraries
  • State Board of Elections

Voters and members of the military, their spouses and dependents who are overseas and who do not have a Maryland driver's license or MVA-issued ID, may also register or change their address or party affiliation online using different identifying information.

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