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Montgomery County is represented by some incredible Democrats. In fact, with the exception of a portion
of the Sixth Congressional District, Montgomery County is completely represented by Democrats on the
County, State, and Federal level. From this page, you can find out information on voter registration, your
elected officials, and voting procedures in Maryland.
of the Sixth Congressional District, Montgomery County is completely represented by Democrats on the
County, State, and Federal level. From this page, you can find out information on voter registration, your
elected officials, and voting procedures in Maryland.
Overview of Maryland's Voting System
Voters in Maryland will vote with the same voting system, regardless of where they vote. If you vote in
person at your correct polling place, you will use a touchscreen voting system by Diebold Election Systems,
Inc. (AccuVote-TS). With a touchscreen voting system, you touch the screen to make, change, and review
selections and cast a ballot.
paper-based optical scan voting system (AccuVote-OS or Model ES-2000). With this system, you will be
issued a paper ballot and complete the oval next to the candidate or ballot question response for which you
wish to select. At the local board of elections, the ballot is fed into a scanning unit, which reads and tabulates
the selections made by the voter.
You can see a demonstration of how to vote on Maryland’s touchscreen voting system at www.mdvotes.org.
Voters in Maryland will vote with the same voting system, regardless of where they vote. If you vote in
person at your correct polling place, you will use a touchscreen voting system by Diebold Election Systems,
Inc. (AccuVote-TS). With a touchscreen voting system, you touch the screen to make, change, and review
selections and cast a ballot.
paper-based optical scan voting system (AccuVote-OS or Model ES-2000). With this system, you will be
issued a paper ballot and complete the oval next to the candidate or ballot question response for which you
wish to select. At the local board of elections, the ballot is fed into a scanning unit, which reads and tabulates
the selections made by the voter.
You can see a demonstration of how to vote on Maryland’s touchscreen voting system at www.mdvotes.org.
Help America Vote Act
As a result of the 2000 Election, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act, which required each state to
implement election reforms that would improve the voting process for everybody.
As a result of the 2000 Election, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act, which required each state to
implement election reforms that would improve the voting process for everybody.
| Find Your Representative The Montgomery County Board of Elections website provides your County, State, Federal legislative districts as well as Precinct, School Board District, and Polling Place. This State of Maryland website can link you to your State and Federal representatives. Our website links you to the websites of the Elected Democrats in Montgomery County |
Elections. At the Clearinghouse, voters can also check their voter registration, provisional ballot status, or
register to vote. (Please note, the website is constantly being updated)
Federal candidates' information is available at Open Secrets, if you would like to avoid combing through FEC
and IRS reports.
register to vote. (Please note, the website is constantly being updated)
Federal candidates' information is available at Open Secrets, if you would like to avoid combing through FEC
and IRS reports.