Nearly 1 million voters cast ballots over eight days of early voting
More than one-third of Maryland’s 4.2 million registered have already cast their ballots in advance of the Nov. 5 election, with nearly 1 million cast in early voting that ended Thursday and another 568,359 mail-in ballots returned so far.
Those numbers do not include more than 300,000 mail-in ballots that were requested by voters but have not yet been returned, according to the most recent data from the Maryland State Board of Elections.
Early voting ran from Oct. 24 to Oct. 31, with more than 159,000 people showing up on the last day. Over the eight days, more than 994,000 people participated in early voting — a turnout of nearly 24%.
The turnout resulted in longer lines at some early voting centers. And while that can result in some frustration for voters, some advocates see it as a positive sign.
https://marylandmatters.org/2024/11/01/nearly-1-million-voters-cast-ballots-over-eight-days-of-early-voting/