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    Live Election Results and Updates

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    Marylanders head to the polls Tuesday to make their decisions in the general elections for president, U.S. Senate and Congress, including the 6th District. At the local level, voters are also making their decisions in nonpartisan elections for the Washington County Board of Education and for Hagerstown mayor and City Council.

    Check here throughout the day for Election Day updates, including results.

    When and where to vote today in Washington County

    Washington County polls will be open from 7 am to 8 pm today, Election Day.

    You can view sample ballots online at the county board of elections. electoral headquarters‘ website.

    There are 40 voting locations, with 47 voting precincts in the county. If you don’t know your polling place, you can look it up through the Maryland State Board of Elections website.

    The Washington County elections office headquarters, at 17718 Virginia Ave. in Halfway, hosts a specific precinct on Election Day.

    Elections Director Barry Jackson said there is a common misunderstanding that people can go to the elections office on Virginia Avenue on Election Day and vote there whether or not it is their designated polling place. In that scenario, people can then go to their actual polling place to vote or fill out a provisional ballot at the elections office, he said.

    It’s easier for people to go to their actual polling place and their ballot will be counted on election night, Jackson said. If they go to the polling place or another polling place other than their designated polling place, they can choose to fill out a provisional ballot. Provisional votes will be counted on Nov. 13, Jackson said.

    Provisional ballots should also be reviewed to determine why the person voted provisionally and whether the ballot should count, Jackson said. If a county resident goes to a Hagerstown polling place and fills out a provisional ballot, including voting for the city election, their votes for the city election will not count because they are not a city resident, he said.

    Register to vote on Election Day

    If you are not registered to vote, you can sign up today going to the polling place assigned to your place of residence, according to the Maryland State Board of Elections.

    It will be necessary to bring a document proving your place of residence. Such documents include your Maryland driver’s license, an identification card, a change of address card, your paycheck, bank statement, utility bill or other government document that includes your name and new address, according to the website of the county board of elections.

    Early voting participation rises overall, especially among Republicans

    The number of people casting their ballots through early voting in Washington County increased 46% from the 2020 presidential general election, according to unofficial turnout figures from the Washington County Board of Elections.

    This year, 25,872 county voters participated in early voting.

    That compares to 17,722 early voters in 2020 and 11,796 in the 2016 presidential general election.

    Although the total number of early voters, as reported by the county board of elections, could decrease because the local total includes people who cast provisional ballots during early voting. Provisional ballots were cast largely due to people who received mail-in ballots but decided to vote early, elections director Barry Jackson said.

    Most mail-in ballots will be counted when provisional ballots are counted on November 13. If a person who voted during early voting also returned a mail-in ballot and that mail-in ballot is counted first, then that person’s provisional ballot will be rejected, he said.

    Republican voters cast more than half of the votes (14,738) during early voting, including provisional votes. Democratic voters cast 6,530 early votes, while the remaining 4,604 were cast by voters who are unaffiliated with or belong to another political party.

    Republicans also cast more early votes in Washington County in the 2020 presidential election, but not by as wide a margin as this year, according to turnout data on the county board of elections website.

    To get an idea of ​​how many of this election’s early ballots were provisional, the Maryland State Board of Elections reported that Washington County had 25,288 early voters. The state only counts votes cast in scanning units.

    That leaves a difference of 584 votes that could be provisional.

    Voting by mail so far is strongly Democratic

    As of Monday, 12,464 of the 16,444 mail-in ballots sent to Washington County voters had been returned, according to a report from the county Board of Elections.

    The majority of ballots sent and received so far have been for Democratic voters, with 7,733 sent and 6,058 received as of Monday.

    Republican voters have returned 4,180 of the 5,381 ballots sent to them.

    Unaffiliated voters had returned 2,085 of the 3,085 ballots submitted.

    For Hagerstown’s nine precincts, 2,823 of the 3,896 mail-in ballots cast as of Monday had been returned. City voters can also cast their ballots in mayoral and City Council elections.

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