Board of Elections

Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Prince George’s County Board of Elections will be closed effective Friday, March 20, 2020 at 5 pm through Friday, April 3, 2020.  

PRESS RELEASE 3/17/2020:
Maryland State Board of Elections Statement on April 2020 Elections

NEW: Corona Virus and Voting in Maryland

ELECTON DAY TECHNICIANS: Training for Election Day Technicians is suspended until further notice.

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2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DATES

Primary Election - June 2, 2020 from 7 am until 8 pm.

  • Early Voting for the Primary Election - Thursday, May 21, 2020 through Thursday, May 28, 2020 from 8 am until 8 pm.

General Election - November 3, 2020 from 7 am until 8 pm.

  • Early Voting for the General Election - Thursday, October 22, 2020 through Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 8 am until 8 pm.

BOARD MEETINGS

The next Board of Elections board meeting is Monday, April 6, 2020 at 5:30 pm. The meeting will be held via conference call.

POLLING PLACE CHANGES


Securing Elections in Maryland

Members


  • John E Rowe (R), President
  • Beatrice P. Tignor (D), Vice President
  • ​Roberta B. Deegan (R)
  • Thomas J. Slezak (R)
  • Jaime J. Vazquez-Saldana (R)

Alternate Board Members


  • Clement A. Gaynor, Jr. (R)
  • Monica A. Roebuck (D)
  • Harold Ruston (R)

      Anita C. Jones, Recording Secretary
      Robert G. McGinley, Esq. Board Attorney

Mission Statement


The mission of the Prince George's County Board of Elections is to promote voter education, administer an efficient voting process, maintain an accurate voter registration database, and ensure that elected officials are elected in accordance with Federal, State, and County election laws.

Membership


The Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, appoints five persons who constitute the Board of Elections. The appointees are selected from lists furnished by the County Central Committee of the Democratic and Republican parties. The Board is responsible for the supervision of all County, State and Federal Elections held in Prince George's County.

Responsibilities


The Board of Elections is responsible for the supervision of elections, voter registration and record keeping, and the administration of election laws in Prince George's County, in accordance with Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The Board and the Election Administrator seek to provide voter registration to every County citizen who wants it.