Maryland Early Voting Under Way: Where, How to Cast Ballot

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ANNAPOLIS, MD — Voters can now cast their ballots ahead of Maryland’s primary election.

The state’s primary will be held April 26; polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. that day.

Early voting in Maryland began April 14 and runs through Thursday, April 21. Polling places are open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. those days.

Races from presidential contests to the state legislature will be on ballots across Maryland.

The Republican presidential campaign seems to become more jumbled every day, with much riding on the April 19 New York primary. New York businessman Donald Trump leads in a poll released this week of Maryland likely voters, with dogged Ohio Gov. John Kasich in second place and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in third.

And the Democratic presidential contest in Maryland will be a close-fought primary, with Sen. Bernie Sanders attacking former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in an effort to close the gap.

Along with Maryland, April 26 is primary election day in Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

Where to Vote, Ballot Preview

Maryland holds its presidential primary -- along with primary contests for U.S. Senate, Congressional seats and statehouse races -- on April 26.

You can vote in an early voting center in the Maryland county where you live. See a list of the 2016 Primary early voting sites (PDF).

Anne Arundel County Early Voting Sites

• Odenton Regional Library, 1325 Annapolis Road
• Glen Burnie Regional Library, 1010 Eastway
• Severna Park Community Library, 45 West McKinsey Road
• Annapolis Senior Activity Center, 119 S. Villa Ave.
• Edgewater Community Library. 25 Stepneys Lane

The ballots vary by county and can be viewed ahead of time on the Maryland State Board of Elections website.

Besides voting for Democratic and Republican presidential candidates, Maryland residents will select Congressional nominees, U.S. Senate candidates for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski, Congressional candidates, and delegates to the national political conventions, among other races.

To vote in Maryland, you must register to vote, which can be done during early voting. Your local board of electionscan answer questions on how and where to do that. Online Voter Registration also is available.

You may register to vote online using Maryland's Online Voter Registration System or you may print an application from the website or contact your local board of elections or the State Board of Elections to request an application.

>>>Find a full list of Anne Arundel County polling places at the bottom of this post.

Maryland Polls of Presidential Contenders

Clinton holds a commanding lead over Sanders in the Maryland Democratic presidential primary race, according to an average of three recent polls, the last of which was released on April 12.

The average of the polls shows Clinton has a lead of at least 14 percentage points over Sanders.

The three polls were published by NBC4/Marist, The Washington Post/University of Maryland and Baltimore Sun/University of Baltimore. The average, not accounting for margin of error, in the three polls was 58 percent for Clinton and 34.7 percent for Sanders.

On the Republican side of the ballot, Trump leads Kasich and Cruz, according to an average of the four most recent Maryland presidential primary polls, the last of which was released on April 13.

The average of the four polls, not accounting for margin of error, was 40.8 percent for Trump, 25 percent for Kasich and 23.8 percent for Cruz.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who endorsed New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie early in the race, has not endorsed any of the remaining contenders. But Hogan, whose approval ratings are soaring, has said he does not think Trump should be the party’s nominee. He has declined to endorse any other candidate since Christie dropped out.

Hogan has made it clear, in recent interviews, that he’s not a fan of Trump.

“I’m not a Trump fan,” Hogan told The Associated Press last month. “I don’t think he should be the nominee. At this point in time, I have no idea who the candidates are going to be or who I’m going to vote for.”

2016 Anne Arundel Polling Places