Maryland Board of Elections Places Ballot Box in The Commons

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 10:56:44 -0400

Voting will be easier than ever for members of the UMBC community for the 2022 gubernatorial election. For the first time, the Maryland Board of Elections has placed an official ballot dropoff box on the UMBC campus. Members of the UMBC community registered to vote anywhere in Maryland can cast their mail ballots for the primary and general elections by placing completed ballots in the box, which is located next to the Campus Information Center (CIC) in the lobby of The Commons. The Maryland Board of Elections will collect ballots from the box daily through Election Day (July 19 for the primary election). The box will return in late September or early October for the general election.

The placement of the ballot dropoff box on campus reflects UMBC’s record of strong engagement in previous elections, and is the result of advocacy and planning by the Center for Democracy and Civic Life, Commons Operations, the Office of Institutional Advancement, the Student Government Association, and other campus leaders. We are grateful to the Maryland Board of Elections for extending this convenience to members of our community.