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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Below is a press release from the Maryland State Board of Elections regarding the June 28 deadline to register, change your address or party affiliation for the July 19 primary.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ANNAPOLIS (June 27, 2022) –
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE) reminds those who wish to register to vote, change party affiliation, and update their address before the 2022 Primary Election that the deadline
to do so is Tuesday, June 28.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Those using the
</span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FSU_jCrkMKjI8DwrkfzX3YD%3Fdomain%3Dvoterservices.elections.maryland.gov&data=05%7C01%7Clblake%40nfb.org%7C3fd2133759614a0ed7d108da5855181a%7C538f3d4b739545cf93fa8dfc2b4a7f62%7C1%7C0%7C637919420183754135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MjqdUzLYWJl5IkyMlfbZ08m1QJEHtZ5a8H1HuIOZp6E%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">online
registration system</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> must submit their completed voter registration application to register, change party affiliation, or update their address by 11:59 p.m. on June 28. To ensure applications
are completed and received by 11:59 p.m., SBE advises voters to access the online system no later than 11:50 p.m. on June 28. Those who prefer not to register to vote online may print the registration form (</span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FRNTECv29OnF7yOEYFzK2ka%3Fdomain%3Delections.maryland.gov&data=05%7C01%7Clblake%40nfb.org%7C3fd2133759614a0ed7d108da5855181a%7C538f3d4b739545cf93fa8dfc2b4a7f62%7C1%7C0%7C637919420183754135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=uF%2FYvs3QnEVjslOKlxDMKVhJnHmhgunqpLkqXVK%2Fxyw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">English</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
version and </span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FkApLCwpRPosGR0vqhK_iPx%3Fdomain%3Delections.maryland.gov&data=05%7C01%7Clblake%40nfb.org%7C3fd2133759614a0ed7d108da5855181a%7C538f3d4b739545cf93fa8dfc2b4a7f62%7C1%7C0%7C637919420183754135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=x6koBAQD9MAe6w8rgDtQos%2F9KRffwMPK5GFYYYZhBDI%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Spanish</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
version) and submit it at the office of their l</span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2Fnir4Cxk7QpI1QmL7uRtDnB%3Fdomain%3Delections.maryland.gov&data=05%7C01%7Clblake%40nfb.org%7C3fd2133759614a0ed7d108da5855181a%7C538f3d4b739545cf93fa8dfc2b4a7f62%7C1%7C0%7C637919420183754135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0oO4F1Fvac%2FCZyGA6ZuiU0jFjRMWy015HRKJ2PRwbzg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ocal
board of elections</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> by 5 p.m. on June 28 or return it by mail. Registration forms returned by mail must be postmarked by June 28.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Voters may also register to vote in-person during early voting and on Primary Election Day, July 19. Early voting runs from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. beginning Thursday, July 7 and continuing
through Thursday, July 14. Voters can register to vote and vote early at any early voting center in the county in which they reside. A complete list of early voting centers for the Primary Election is available
</span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2F77OXCyPJRqhry678sAmzSA%3Fdomain%3Delections.maryland.gov&data=05%7C01%7Clblake%40nfb.org%7C3fd2133759614a0ed7d108da5855181a%7C538f3d4b739545cf93fa8dfc2b4a7f62%7C1%7C0%7C637919420183754135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Bf6osUq4UcR4CWlyKro83s7JdLoYnJ9pe6PVTK8MVpw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">online</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Voters wishing to register to vote and vote in person on Primary Election Day – July 19 – can do so at their polling place.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Voters who wish to cast their ballots by mail or via one of Maryland’s 288 ballot drop boxes must
</span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FeGOcCzpx0rsMm8GkcBw2ZU%3Fdomain%3Dvoterservices.elections.maryland.gov&data=05%7C01%7Clblake%40nfb.org%7C3fd2133759614a0ed7d108da5855181a%7C538f3d4b739545cf93fa8dfc2b4a7f62%7C1%7C0%7C637919420183754135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=esNh%2FCnG%2FlIM8mP4jKCm%2BeaugMlTEZP4XWXO6zRC70I%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">request
a mail-in ballot from the State Board of Elections</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or their
</span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2Fnir4Cxk7QpI1QmL7uRtDnB%3Fdomain%3Delections.maryland.gov&data=05%7C01%7Clblake%40nfb.org%7C3fd2133759614a0ed7d108da5855181a%7C538f3d4b739545cf93fa8dfc2b4a7f62%7C1%7C0%7C637919420183754135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=0oO4F1Fvac%2FCZyGA6ZuiU0jFjRMWy015HRKJ2PRwbzg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">local
board</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> of elections. Requests for a mail-in ballot for the Primary Election must be received by July 12, 2022.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Each of Maryland’s 288 ballot boxes are available for use until July 19 at 8 p.m. Voters can return their mail-in ballots using any official ballot box in their county of residence.
A complete list of ballot box locations is available </span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2F5MswCAD9yRIN1rZwUOcDjv%3Fdomain%3Delections.maryland.gov&data=05%7C01%7Clblake%40nfb.org%7C3fd2133759614a0ed7d108da5855181a%7C538f3d4b739545cf93fa8dfc2b4a7f62%7C1%7C0%7C637919420183754135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=EMNGEmWTjMK7t32%2FIQypIERDqkQdXbZcPsNeMdcfdFU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">online</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:106%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The local boards of elections continue to look for voters to serve as election judges. Interested voters
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">can learn more and apply</span><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprotect-us.mimecast.com%2Fs%2FQvKTCBBRzVh7lPDwF7TIxI%3Fdomain%3Delections.maryland.gov&data=05%7C01%7Clblake%40nfb.org%7C3fd2133759614a0ed7d108da5855181a%7C538f3d4b739545cf93fa8dfc2b4a7f62%7C1%7C0%7C637919420183754135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C2000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2B2oGXO4yum8mCyh%2FmLO4De1XjdUQdSYk7gCgAIfL1U%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Lou Ann Blake, J.D.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Research Programs, Blindness Initiatives<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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