After you receive your ballot, vote and return it to the board of elections before or by 8 p.m. on election day.
A ballot received by the county board of elections will be counted provided:
-
-
- It has been received prior to the closing of the polls on election day; or
- It was mailed from a location within the United States before election day, bearing a postmark verifying that fact, and the ballot is received from the postal service by 4 p.m. on the Wednesday following election day; or\
- It was mailed from a location outside the United States before election day, bearing a postmark verifying that fact, and the ballot is received from the postal service by 4 p.m. on the second Friday following election day. (not applicable following a Gubernatorial Primary)
-
About ballot drop-off locations
You can return your ballot by mail. Or you can drop it off in person at one of the drop-off locations in your county. Use this sheet to find the closest drop-off location.
Ballot drop-off boxes are secure
Ballot drop-off boxes are very secure. No one has access to the drop-off boxes except for trusted election officials. Ballots are picked up from the boxes every day by election officials. The drop-off boxes are not the property of the United States Postal Service. If you have questions, contact your local election office.
Before you return your ballot
Make sure that the return envelope for your ballot is sealed and that the oath is signed before returning it. Find your nearest drop-off location below. This list may be updated to include new drop-off locations as they become available. For location updates, visit elections.maryland.gov/2022.
Baltimore City ballot drop-off locations
Sample of Official MD Ballot
Governor / Lt. Governor
Vote for 1
| Wes Moore and Aruna Miller (D) | Del. Dan Cox and Gordana Schifanelli (R) | David Lashar and Christiana Logansmith (L) | Nancy Wallace and Patrick Elder (G) | David Harding and Cathy White (working Class) |
Write in:
Comptroller
Vote for 1
|
DEMOCRATIC |
REPUBLICAN |
| Brooke Lierman | Barry Glassman |
Write in:
Attorney General
Vote for 1
| Rep. Anthony Brown | Michael Anthony Peroutka |
Write in:
U.S. Senator
Vote for 1
| Chris Van Hollen (I) | Chris Chaffee |
Write in:
Representative in Congress
District 7
Vote for 1
| Kweisi Mfume (I) |
Scott M. Collier
|
Write in:
Judge of the Circuit Court
Circuit 8
Vote for up to 4
| Erik Atas | Charles Mario Blomquist | Myshala E. Middleton | Barry G. Williams |
(4X) Write in:
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Vote for 1
| Xavier A. Conaway |
Write in:
Register of Wills
Vote for 1
| Belinda K. Conaway |
Write in:
State Senator
District 41
Vote for 1
| Jill P. Carter |
Write in:
House of Delegates
District 41
Vote for up to 3
| Dalya Attar (D) | Tony Bridges (D) | SI “Sandy” Rosenberg (D) | Scott Graham (R) |
(3x) Write in:
Judge, Court of Special
Appeals At Large
Stuart R. Berger
Vote Yes or No
For Continuance in Office
Judge, Court of Special
Appeals At Large
Terrence M. R. Zic
Vote Yes or No
For Continuance in Office
State’s Attorney
Vote for 1
| Ivan Bates |
Write in:
Judge of the Orphans’ Court
Vote for up to 3
| Charles “Chuck” Bernstein | Lewyn Scott Garrett | Michele E. Loewenthal |
(3x) Write in:
Non-Partisan Contest Candidates in this contest may or may not be affiliated with any political party
Board of Education At Large
Vote for up to 2
| April Christina Curley |
| Ashley E. Esposito |
| Salimah Jasani |
| Kwame Kenyatta-Bey |
2x Write in:
Sheriff
Vote for 1
Write in:
Question 1
Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 82 of the 2021 Legislative Session) Court of Appeals and Special Appeals – Renaming
Changes the names of Maryland’s appellate courts from the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court of Maryland and from the Court of Special Appeals to the Appellate
Court of Maryland. Under the new law, judges serving on the Court of Appeals will be justices of the Supreme Court of Maryland and the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals
will be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of Maryland.
(Amending Article II, Section 6, Article III,
Sections 5, 30 and 52, Article IV, Sections 1, 3, 3A, 4B, 5A, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, and 41E, Article V, Section 6, and Article XVII, Section 3 to the Maryland Constitution)
For the Constitutional Amendment
Against the Constitutional Amendment
Question 2
Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 808 of 2021 Legislative Session) Legislative Department – Eligibility to
Serve as Senators and Delegates – Place of Abode
Adds to the eligibility requirements to serve as a senator or a delegate to Maryland General Assembly by requiring a person to have maintained a primary place of abode in the district that the person has been chosen to represent. Under current law, a person must have resided in the district in which the person has been elected for at least six months immediately preceding the date of the person’s election or, if the district has been established for less than six months prior to the date of the election, as long as the district has been established. The new law requires, beginning January 1, 2024, a person must have both resided in and maintained a primary place of abode in the district for the same time periods as under current law.
(Amending Article III, Section 9 to the Maryland Constitution)
For the Constitutional Amendment
Against the Constitutional Amendment
~Question 3
Constitutional Amendment (Ch. 809 of 2021 Legislative Session) Civil Jury Trials
Authorizing the General Assembly to enact legislation that limits the right to a jury trial in a civil proceeding to those proceedings in which the amount in controversy exceeds $25,000, excluding attorney’s fees if attorney’s fees are recoverable in the proceeding. Under current law, the amount in controversy must exceed $15,000 before a party to a proceeding may demand a jury trial. In cases where the amount in controversy does not exceed this threshold amount, a judge, rather than a jury, determines the verdict.
(Amending Maryland Declaration of Rights –
Articles 5(a) and 23)
For the Constitutional Amendment
Against the Constitutional Amendment
Question 4
Constitutional Amendment
(Ch. 45 of the 2022 Legislative Session) Cannabis – Legalization of Adult Use and Possession
Do you favor the legalization of the use of cannabis by an individual who is at least 21 years of age on or after July 1, 2023, in The state of Maryland?
(Adding Article XX, Section 1 to Maryland
Constitution)
For the Constitutional Amendment
Against the Constitutional Amendment
Question 5
Constitutional Amendment
(Ch. 539 of the 2022 Legislative Session) Circuit Court for Howard County- Judges Sitting as Orphans’ Court
Repeals county elections of Howard County orphans’ court judges and requires the Howard County Circuit Court judges to sit as the orphans’ Court for Howard County. The
current law provides for the voters of Howard County to elect three orphans’ court judges. Under the amended law, a party could no longer appeal a final judgment of the Howard County Orphans Court to the Howard County
Circuit Court and would instead take an appeal directly to the Court of Special Appeals.
(Amending Article IV, Sections 20 and 40 to
the Maryland Constitution)
For the Constitutional Amendment
Against the Constitutional Amendment
~
Question A
Bond Issue
Affordable Housing Loan
Question A is for the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to borrow up to $14,000,000 to be used for the planning, developing, executing, and making operative the Affordable Housing Program of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property in the City of Baltimore; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with or incidental to the acquisition and management of the land or property; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred for or in connection with relocating and moving persons or other legal entities displaced by the acquisition of the land or property, and the disposition of land and property for such purposes, such costs to include but not limited to rent payments and home purchase assistance, housing counseling and buyer education, assistance, and activities to support the orderly and sustainable planning, preservation, rehabilitation, and development of economically diverse housing in City neighborhoods; support the Affordable Housing Trust Fund; supports the elimination of unhealthful, unsanitary, or unsafe conditions, lessening density, eliminating obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare or otherwise removing or preventing the spread of blight or deterioration in the City of Baltimore; and for doing all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection therewith.
For
Against
Question B
Bond Issue
School Loan
Question B is for the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to borrow up to $38,000,000 to be used for the acquisition of land or property to construct and erect new school buildings, athletic and auxiliary facilities; and for additions and improvements to or modernization or reconstruction of existing school buildings or facilities; and to equip all buildings to be constructed, erected, improved, modernized, or reconstructed, and for doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection therewith.
For
Against
Question C
Bond Issue
Community and Economic Development
Loan
Question C is for the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to borrow up to $36,000,000 to be used for, or in connection with, planning, developing, executing, and making operative the community, commercial, and industrial economic development programs of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore; the development or redevelopment, including, but not limited to, the comprehensive renovation or rehabilitation of any land or property or any rights or interests therein hereinbefore mentioned, in the City of Baltimore, and the disposition of land and property for such purposes; the elimination of unhealthful, unsanitary, or unsafe conditions, lessening density, eliminating obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare or otherwise removing or preventing the spread of blight or deterioration in the City of Baltimore; the creation of healthy, sanitary, safe, and green conditions in the City of Baltimore; and authorizing loans and grants, therefore; making loans and grants to various projects and programs related to growing businesses in the City; attracting and retaining jobs; providing homeownership incentives and home repair assistance; authorizing loans and grants to various projects and programs related to improving cultural life and promotion of tourism in Baltimore City and the lending or granting of funds to any person or other legal entity to be used for or in connection with the rehabilitation, renovation, redevelopment, improvement, or construction of buildings and structures to be used or occupied for residential or commercial purposes; and for doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection therewith.
For
Against
Question D
Bond Issue
Public Infrastructure
Question D is for the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to borrow up to $72,000,000 to be used for the development of public infrastructure owned or controlled by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Enoch Pratt Free Library and for the construction and development of streets, bridges, courthouses, City buildings and facilities, and related land, property buildings, structures or facilities, for acquisition and development of property buildings owned and controlled by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Enoch Pratt Library and public park or recreation land, property, buildings, structures or facilities including the acquisition of such by
purchase, lease, condemnation, or other legal means; for the construction, erection, renovation, alteration, reconstruction, installation, improvement, and repair of existing or new buildings, structures, or facilities to be or now being used by or in connection with the operations, function, and activities of the Mayor and City Council of
Baltimore, the Enoch Pratt Free Library, public parks, and recreational programs; for the construction and development of streets, bridges, courthouses, city office buildings, police stations, fire stations, solid waste facilities, information technology, and public park and recreational and related land property and buildings; for the acquisition and installation of trees, for tree planting programs
and for the equipping of any and all existing and new buildings, structures, and facilities authorized to be constructed, renovated, altered, or improved by this Ordinance; for doing any and all things necessary, proper or
expedient in connection therewith.
For
Against
~
Question E
Charter Amendment
Underground Conduit System – Sale,
Transfer, and Franchise Prohibited
Question E is for the purpose of prohibiting the sale, transfer, or franchising of the City’s underground conduit system for cables, wires, and similar facilities.
For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment
Question F
Charter Amendment
Supplementary Criminal Apprehension
and Conviction Fund
Question F is for the purpose of establishing a continuing, non-lapsing fund to be used exclusively to supplement rewards offered to the public for information leading to the
apprehension, arrest, and conviction of criminal suspects. The fund is a supplement only and may not be used as a substitute for or replacement of existing funding for rewards
offered by the Baltimore Police Department or any non-profit organization. The fund may consist of money appropriated in the annual Ordinance of Estimates and of grants or donations made to the fund.
For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment
Question G
Charter Amendment
Dante Barksdale Career Technology
Apprenticeship Fund
Question G is for the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to establish a continuing, non-lapsing fund to promote pre-apprenticeship programs and
other workforce development programs in Baltimore City’s public secondary schools and community colleges. The fund comprises money appropriated in the annual Ordinance of Estimates, grants, or donations made to the
fund, and proceeds from fines, fees, surcharges, or other revenues dedicated to the fund by ordinance.
For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment
Question H
Charter Amendment
Baltimore City Police Department
Question H is for the purpose of establishing a Baltimore City Police Department, the head of which is the Police Commissioner.
For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment
Question I
Charter Amendment
Inspector General – Advisory Board
Question I is for the purpose of changing the membership of the Advisory Board that appoints and removes the Inspector General for Baltimore City. It would now be comprised
of eleven City residents who are not elected officials, candidates for office, or lobbyists, among other restrictions. Seven of the members will be chosen at random from
those nominated by City Council members from their districts. Two members will be the heads of the local law schools. One member will be from a group of certified public accountants and one member will be from a
group of fraud examiners. The Advisory Board will receive training.
For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment
Question J
Charter Amendment
Department Of Accounts Payable
Question J is for the purpose of establishing a Department of Accounts Payable under the supervision of the Baltimore City Comptroller, who will appoint a Department Director? The Department will control all payments by Baltimore City other than salaries.
For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment
Question K
Charter Amendment
Establishment of A Two-Term Limit For
Baltimore City Elected Officials
Question K is for the purpose of establishing a two-term limit for Baltimore City elected officials, including the Mayor, the Comptroller, the City Council President, and City Council members. None of these elected officials
shall hold office for more than eight (8) years during any 12-year period. In the event that a candidate for one of these offices is elected to fill a vacancy, that candidate may hold the office for the remainder of their predecessor’s term and one consecutive full term thereafter. This amendment would be effective beginning with persons elected in the 2024 Baltimore City Election.
For the Charter Amendment
Against the Charter Amendment