Voter Guide 2022: Montgomery County Board Of Education Races

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Maryland's general election is on Nov. 8, meaning there are dozens of positions on the ballot in Montgomery County, including four Board of Education seats.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Residents must vote at their assigned polling place on election day. Voters can look up their polling place by using this search tool.

Here is what you need to know to vote Tuesday in Montgomery County.

Find more information about the school board and current members here.

What District Am I In?

Voters can see which districts they live in by using this tool. That resource also tells Marylanders their:

• Review their voter registration record.
• Request a duplicate voter registration card.
• Learn where to vote.
• Find out their voting districts
• See their current state and federal representatives.
• Contact your local board of elections.
• Check the status of their mail-in or provisional ballot.
• View their sample ballot.

Board of Education At Large

• Mike Erickson
• Karla Silvestre*

Board of Education District 1

• Grace Rivera Oven
• Esther L. Wells

Board of Education District 3

• Scott Joftus*
• Julie Yang

Board of Education District 5

• Valerie M. Coll
• Brenda Wolf*

Vote By Mail Or Dropbox

Marylanders who requested a ballot to return by mail or dropbox can deliver them by mail or fax. Voters can also download their ballot from the state's website.

The deadline for ballot requests to be received, not just sent, is:

• Nov. 8 if requesting a ballot in person at a local board of elections office

Ballots received over the internet must then be printed. Voters should then return their completed ballot by mail or dropbox. Marylanders cannot cast their votes online.

Residents can return their completed ballot by:

• Hand delivering it to their local board of elections by 8 p.m. on Nov. 8 or taking it to an early voting center by the time the polls close
• Mailing it to their local board of elections. These ballots must be postmarked on or before Nov. 8. Election officials must receive these ballots by 10 a.m. on Nov. 18
• Placing it in one of these dropboxes in their county by 8 p.m. on Nov. 8

More information on mail-in and dropbox voting is available on this website.

When Will The Results Be Certified?

Media outlets may project winners on election night based on large leads, but election officials will not certify the final results for at least 10 days. Officials must wait for every mail-in and provisional ballot to come in.

Soon after polls close on Nov. 8, the Maryland State Board of Elections will release the jurisdiction-specific tallies from in-person early voting and mail-in ballots counted up to Election Day.

Officials will start releasing the Election Day vote counts over the following hours on election night.

All 24 jurisdictions will start releasing their early voting and Election Day tallies on Nov. 8. Only 10 will release the mail-in ballot results tallied before Election Day.

The Maryland Court of Appeals on Oct. 7 ruled that local election offices can opt to start counting mail-in ballots before Election Day. They cannot release these results until after polls close on Election Day, and they must continue accepting ballots until the statewide deadline of Nov. 18 at 10 a.m.

Related: Maryland's Highest Court Upholds Order Allowing Early Counting Of Mail-In Ballots

These jurisdictions plan to conduct pre-Election Day canvassing of mail-in ballots: Baltimore City and Allegany, Baltimore, Calvert, Frederick, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, Saint Mary's and Washington counties.

Fourteen jurisdictions do not have the space or personnel to count early mail-in ballots as they arrive.

These counties will start canvassing their mail-in ballots on Nov. 10, which is two days after Election Day: Anne Arundel, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Garrett, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester.

"We appreciate the diligence of the local boards in assessing the most appropriate canvassing approach for their individual teams and always placing the integrity of the election process above all else to ensure the will of Maryland voters is heard through their votes," Maryland State Board of Elections Administrator Linda H. Lamone said in a press release.

Election officials will tally provisional ballots on Nov. 16. Mail-in ballots will be counted as they arrive until Nov. 18. Local boards cannot certify their results before Nov. 18.

Here is some coverage of Maryland's biggest races:

• Moore And Cox Sling Harsh Criticisms At One Another In Taut, Freewheeling TV Debate
• Biden Looks To Weed Decriminalization: What It Means Ahead Of MD Marijuana Referendum
• Biden Visits Hagerstown Factory To Help Trone, Bash GOP, And Tout His Record On Manufacturing
• Glassman, Lierman Make Their Case To Be Maryland's Next Comptroller
• Peroutka Pledges To Bypass Abortion, Marriage Laws; Would Pursue Legal Action Against Hogan
• Maryland's Highest Court Upholds Order Allowing Early Counting Of Mail-In Ballots