<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Dontee L. Wrenn</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Montgomery County, MD" <montgomerycountymd@public.govdelivery.com><br><b>Date:</b> October 5, 2022 at 6:07:18 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> dontee.wl8@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>PRE-ELECTION MAIL-IN AND PROVISIONAL BALLOT CANVASSING</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> montgomerycountymd@public.govdelivery.com<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 </span></b></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">PRE-ELECTION MAIL-IN AND PROVISIONAL BALLOT CANVASSING </span></b></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;">The p</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">re-election Mail-in canvass for the 2022 Gubernatorial General Election will begin on Saturday, October 15 (9AM), at the Montgomery County Board of Elections office, 18753 N. Frederick Ave., Suite 210, Gaithersburg, MD 20879. Mail-in ballots are counted in a public process by bipartisan teams of voters. Canvass dates will be added to the schedule, based on the available volume of Mail-in ballots for pre- and post-Election Day canvassing. The detailed schedule will be available on the Montgomery County Board of Elections website at 777vote.org. The canvass will be open to the public and it will be livestreamed on the Board of Elections web page. The results of pre-election canvasses will be withheld until the polls close on Election Day.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Election officials must also review applications for provisional ballots submitted during Early Voting and on Election Day. Voter registration verification for voters who cast a provisional ballot must occur prior to the envelope being opened and the ballot being counted. Provisional ballots are also counted in a public process by bipartisan teams of voters. Results for each of these ballot canvass sessions are then added to the post-Election Day totals before the official results of the election are certified. The detailed Provisional ballot canvass schedule will be available on the Montgomery County Board of Elections website at 777vote.org. The Provisional ballot canvass is scheduled for Wednesday, November 16, 2022 (9AM). The Canvass will be open to the public and it will be livestreamed on the Board of Elections web page. </span></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">For other election information, call 240-777-8500, visit 777vote.org, the Maryland State Board of Elections’ website at http://elections.maryland.gov, or follow the Montgomery County Board of Elections on Facebook or Twitter. Your Voice, Your Vote!</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Your Voice, Your Vote!</span></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Media Contact: Gilberto Zelaya, 240-777-8625</span></font></p>
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<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Para publicación inmediata: miércoles, 5 de octubre de 2022</span></b></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">ESCRUTINIO POR CORREO PREVIO A LAS ELECCIONES Y PAPELETA PROVISIONAL</span></b></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">El escrutinio por correo preelectoral para la Elección General Gubernamental de 2022 comenzará el sábado 15 de octubre (9AM), en la oficina de la Junta Electoral del Condado de Montgomery, 18753 N. Frederick Ave., Suite 210, Gaithersburg, MD 20879. Las papeletas enviado por correo son contadas en un proceso público por equipos bipartidistas de votantes. Las fechas de escrutinio se coordinarán, según el volumen disponible de papeletas por correo para el escrutinio previo y posterior al día de las elecciones. El calendario detallado estará disponible en el sitio web de la Junta Electoral del Condado de Montgomery en 777vote.org. El escrutinio estará abierto al público y se transmitirá en vivo en la página web de la Junta Electoral. Los resultados de los escrutinios preelectorales se retendrán hasta que cierren las urnas el día de las elecciones.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Los funcionarios electorales también deben revisar las solicitudes de papeletas provisionales enviadas durante la votación anticipada y el día de las elecciones. La verificación del registro de votantes para los votantes que emiten una papeleta provisional debe realizarse antes de que se abra el sobre y se cuente la papeleta. Los votos provisionales también se cuentan en un proceso público por equipos bipartidistas de votantes. Los resultados de cada una de estas sesiones de escrutinio de papeletas luego se agregan a los totales posteriores al día de las elecciones antes de que se certifiquen los resultados oficiales de las elecciones. El calendario detallado del escrutinio de papeletas provisionales estará disponible en el sitio web de la Junta Electoral del Condado de Montgomery en 777vote.org. El escrutinio de la papeleta provisional está programado para el miércoles 16 de noviembre de 2022 (9AM). El Escrutinio estará abierto al público y se transmitirá en vivo en la página web de la Junta Electoral.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Para obtener más información sobre las elecciones, llame al 240-777-8500, visite 777vote.org, el sitio web de la Junta Electoral del Estado de Maryland en http://elections.maryland.gov, o siga a la Junta Electoral del Condado de Montgomery en Facebook o Twitter. ¡Tu Voz, Tu Voto!</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">¡Tu Voz, Tu Voto!</span></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Contacto con los medios: Gilberto Zelaya, 240-777-8625</span></font></p>
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