2024 Primary Presidential Election - Early Voting

Date: In-person early voting runs from May 2 to May 9, 2024 (including Saturday and Sunday).  

Time: Early voting centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Locations: Go to an early voting center in your county. Check the state board of elections for a list of early voting centers. The list is available in English or Spanish.

Candidates: See a sample ballot on the local elections board website. Click the links below for additional information about the candidates.

• U.S. President
• U.S. Senator and U.S. House of Representatives
  • Find your representatives in the U.S. House and Senate on Congress.gov. 
  • Bowie residents can find their political districts on the City of Bowie website.
• School Board
  • Find your school board district using your address on the PGCPS map. 
  • Bowie residents can find their political districts on the City of Bowie website.
• Judge of the Circuit Court

Voter guides or candidate profiles: 

• Vote411.org
• League of Women Voters - Maryland 
  
• Check The Bowie Sun website for candidate Q&A and articles.

Voting reminders:

• If you vote early, you cannot vote on the day of the Primary Election or by mail-in ballot. 
• Find information about voter registration on the state board of elections website.
• 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, according to the state board.
• You do not qualify to register to vote if you have been convicted of buying or selling votes.

Rumor control and election security:

• Early voting is not new in the state, dating back more than a decade in Maryland, according to the state board.
• All voting equipment and supplies will be secured. Find more information about election security on the state board's rumor control page.

More questions? 

• Maryland State Board of Elections
• Prince George's County Board of Elections
• USA.gov - Voting and Elections
• Sample ballot