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Maryland elections, 2013
Maryland election information for 2013 is listed below.
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Exceptions included special elections. Find current election news and links here. | ||||
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Voting in Maryland
- See also: Voting in Maryland
Important voting information
- Maryland uses a closed primary system, meaning voters must register with a party to be able to vote in their primary election.
- Registration must be completed by the 21st day prior to an election.
- The 2013 Maryland State Legislature passed a bill that authorizes same day registration during the early voting period. It also expands the early voting period from 6 days to 8 days.[1] The law will become effective on July 1, 2013[2]
- Maryland has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee voting by state
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Maryland, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
Maryland is one of 33 states (plus the District of Columbia) that permit some form of early voting. Early voting begins on the second Thursday prior to Election Day and ends on the Thursday before the election.[3]
Elections Performance Index
Maryland ranked 19th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Maryland received an overall score of 67 percent.[4]
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