VOTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
STATE OF
MARYLAND
Registration Deadline — 9:00 p.m. 21 days before the election.
6. ID Number. If you have a current, valid Maryland driver’s license or a Motor Vehicle Administration identification card, you must enter the driver’s license or identification number. If you do not have a current, valid Maryland driver’s license or Motor Vehicle Administration identification card, you must enter at least the last 4 digits of your social security number. However, please note, the disclosure of your full Social Security number is voluntary. The statutory authority allowing election officials to request your full Social Security number is Election Law Article, Section 3-202, Annotated Code of Maryland. The number will be used only for registration and other administrative purposes. It will be kept confidential.
7. Choice of Party. You must register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election.
8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.
9. Signature. To register in Maryland you must:
• be a U.S. citizen
• be a Maryland resident
• be at least 18 years old by the next general election
• not be under guardianship for mental disability
• not have been convicted of buying or selling votes
• not have been convicted more than once of a crime of violence (Criminal Law, Art. 14-101)
• not have been convicted of an infamous crime [1] unless:
* you have been pardoned,
* you have completed the court-imposed sentence [2] (first conviction), or
* at least 3 years have passed since you completed the court-imposed sentence [2] (second or later conviction).
[1] Infamous crime means any felony or any other crime involving an element of deceit, fraud or corruption.
[2] The court-imposed sentence includes probation, parole, community service, restitutions and fines.
Mailing address:
State Board of Elections
P.O. Box 6486
Annapolis, MD 21401-0486