By AFRO Staff
As Election Day 2024 quickly approaches, the AFRO is making sure readers stay informed.Take a look at upcoming important dates:
Washington, D.C. :
– You can register to vote online for the presidential primary and general election until May 14.
– Mail in ballots must be submitted and postmarked by May 14.
– The Presidential Primary will take place on June 4 at voting centers throughout the District.
– The General Election will be on Nov. 5 and polls will close promptly at 7 p.m.
Voters can cast their ballot in elections for the U.S. president, delegates in the United States House of Representatives, at-large members of the Council of the District of Columbia and Ward council members from Wards 2, 4, 7 and 8. Voters will also be asked to select United States senators and local party committee members in addition to convention delegates at the request of the eligible parties. Qualified non-citizens can now vote in D.C. elections for local offices.
Non-citizens cannot vote for federal offices. Early voting will begin in the nation’s capital 15 days before the election. All active, registered voters will be sent a no-excuse mail-in ballot for the D.C. primary.
Baltimore:
– Voter registration will close ahead of the primary election on Apr. 23, 2024. It will reopen on May 28 and close ahead of the general election on Oct. 15.
-Mail in ballots must be postmarked on or before the primary election day May 14.
-The primary election will take place on May 14.
Those who are interested in early voting for the general election can cast a ballot between Oct. 24 – Oct. 31.
The general election will be held on Nov. 5 until 7 p.m.
In Baltimore the following positions are up for election: Baltimore City mayor, city council president, city council representatives, one Senate seat and three seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. To vote by mail, you must request a mail-in ballot from the State Board of Elections or your local board. You can register to vote during early voting.
According to the Maryland State Board of Elections, “Effective, March 10, 2016, if you have been convicted of a felony and have completed serving a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment, you are eligible to register to vote. You do not qualify to register to vote if you have been convicted of buying or selling votes.”
