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If you're a parent, you can bring up to two children younger than 18 with you to vote — just so long as they do not disrupt or interfere with normal voting procedures. Speaking of disruptions: you are not allowed to use your cellphone, pager, camera or computer equipment in a polling place.
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If you don't have the required identification, you should request a provisional ballot. It will be counted if election officials can verify you are properly registered. If you are one of the nearly 19,000 voters whose recent requests to change an address or party affiliation was not processed by the state, go to the polling place for your new address and vote by provisional ballot.
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If you want to get familiar with the ballot you'll be handed when you enter the voting booth, read these samples before you go: Anne Arundel County, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Carroll County, Harford County and Howard County. You can bring the ballot with you to help you complete the real thing. Got any questions? Hopefully The Baltimore Sun's Voter Guide can help you.
Joshua McKerrow / Capital Gazette
If you're asked for identification, here's what's acceptable: a current, valid photo ID such as a driver's license, MVA ID card, passport, student ID, military card or employee badge. State and federal government ID cards work, too. So does a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows your name and address. What does current mean? Within 3 months of the election.
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You can vote in a primary election even if you're not registered as either a Democrat or Republican. But you can only vote in nonpartisan races such as for judges and school board.
Joshua McKerrow / Capital Gazette
If your boss asks you to prove that you voted beyond that little sticker, make sure you obtain a "Certificate of Participation" from an election judge before you leave your polling place.
Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun
First, are you registered to vote? The deadline to register was June 5. This link can tell you if you are registered. If not, you'll have to wait until the November general election. The deadline is Oct. 16.
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Here's a few key things you should know before you go to the polls, gleaned from the Maryland Board of Elections website.
Joshua McKerrow / Capital Gazette
If you don't know where to vote, enter your address at the state's website and you can find your polling location.
If you're a parent, you can bring up to two children younger than 18 with you to vote — just so long as they do not disrupt or interfere with normal voting procedures. Speaking of disruptions: you are not allowed to use your cellphone, pager, camera or computer equipment in a polling place.
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