MARYLAND (WBFF) — The Maryland State Board of Elections announced that local election boards will resume canvassing mail-in ballots on Thursday, November 5.
Officials reported that Maryland residents requested nearly 659,000 mail-in ballots in the general election, and over 230,000 mail-in ballots are still awaiting canvassing.
Mail-in ballots postmarked on Election Day will be counted if received before the local board certification of results.
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Ballot canvassing is open to the public, and observers must sign in and follow certain rules.
Local boards post the dates, times, and locations of their canvasses on their websites.
For more information on the canvassing process, visit the Maryland State Board of Elections canvassing website.
Mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day will be canvassed if received by 10 a.m. on the second Friday after the election.
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