Posted on 10/14/24
| News Source: FOX45
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 14, 2024 - Maryland mail-in ballot canvassing for the 2024 General Election starts on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
Local boards of elections will begin the process of opening, reviewing, and counting over 262,000 mail-in ballots that voters have returned thus far, according to the Maryland State Board of Elections.
Per Maryland Law, local boards of elections meet eight days prior to the start of Early voting, which begins on Oct. 15, to start canvassing. Both Democrats and Republicans must be involved in this process.
Canvassing may continue in the following days, but not on Election Day, Nov. 5. All mail-in ballots postmarked on or before Nov. 5 will be canvassed.
Canvassing results are not disclosed until after polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day.
“October 15 is the first day in a lengthy and deliberative process of canvassing every vote cast in the 2024 General Election,” said State Administrator Jared DeMarinis. “Starting the canvass process now gives our canvass teams ample time to efficiently and accurately process mail-in ballots. Ballots are canvassed in the presence of a bipartisan board of canvassers and can be observed in-person, so that Marylanders can have full faith and confidence that our electoral process is transparent, secure and reliable.”
Residents can find the dates, times and locations of canvasses on each local board’s website.