Board of Elections

2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DATES

Primary Election - April 28, 2020 from 7 am until 8 pm.

  • Early Voting for the Primary Election - Thursday, April 16, 2020 through Thursday, April 23, 2020 from 10 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.

Candidate Filing Deadline for 2020 Presidential Primary Election

Friday, January 24, 2020 at 9 pm  is the deadline for candidates to file a Certificate of Candidacy. 95 days before the primary election. EL § 5-303(a)(2)
Candidate Filing Information

BOARD MEETINGS

The next Board of Elections board meeting is Monday, February 3, 2020 at 5:30 pm.

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.