Northwood News ♦ February 2012

Voting in the 2012 Primary Election

By Linda Perlman

Any registered voter who is affiliated with the Democratic or Republican Parties may vote in Maryland’s Primary Election on 3 April 2012.  The voter registration deadline for the 2012 party primary election is 13 March 2012.  High school students, please note:  you can register to vote if you are at least 16 years old and you can vote in the Primary Election if you will be 18 years old by the date of the 6 November 2012 Presidential General Election.

You also can vote early at any early voting location in Montgomery County.  For the primary election the early voting period is 24–29 March 2012.  You do not need to give a reason to vote early.  Montgomery County has five early voting centers, including one at the Silver Spring Civic Building, 8525 Fenton Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

In addition to voting for a candidate for President, the Primary Election ballot will include candidates for United States Senate (the incumbent is Ben Cardin), United States House of Representatives (the incumbent in the 8th Congressional District is Chris Van Hollen), and delegates to the Democratic or Republican National Conventions.  Only voters registered with either the Democratic or Republican parties may vote in that party’s Primary.

Candidates for Judge of the Circuit Court and Board of Education (nonpartisan) also will appear on the Primary Election ballot.

All of the NFCCA area is located in Precinct 13-11 and voting, except for early and absentee voting, takes place at Forest Knolls Elementary School.   ■