As Election Day approaches, most Greenbelt voters who still need to cast a ballot are probably intending to go to their assigned polling place on Tuesday, November 5 between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Nonetheless, at least through Monday morning, there are still options for those who might want or need them.
Early Voting continues at the Municipal Building through Friday, November 1 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Absentee voting, which is also open to all voters, is still available through the beginning of next week. An application for an absentee ballot must be submitted at the City Clerk’s office in the Municipal Building by noon on Monday, November 4. A voter can fill out the application, receive the ballot and vote on the spot. Otherwise, in order to be counted, the absentee ballot must be returned to the city clerk’s office no later than 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5.
An exception to the deadline for applying for an absentee ballot would involve, for example, an emergency situation where a voter who has not been issued an absentee ballot becomes unable to vote at the polling place because of an illness, accident or required absence that develops too late to meet the deadlines. An emergency request is also the only situation in which an explanation or excuse must be provided in order to acquire an absentee ballot. Although the emergency ballot requires extra time for acquiring the ballot, in order for the ballot to be counted it must still be received at the city clerk’s office by 6 p.m. on Election Day.
City Election Polling Places
Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5 at these polling places:
Precinct 3: Center, Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road
Precinct 6: North End, Greenbelt Police Department, 550 Crescent Road
Precinct 8: Greenbelt West, Franklin Park & Greenbelt Station, Springhill Lake Rec Center, 6101 Cherrywood Lane
Precinct 13: Greenbelt East (North), Greenbriar Community Bldg., 7600 Hanover Parkway
Precinct 18: Greenbelt East (South), Schrom Hills Park, 6915 Hanover Parkway
Don’t know which precinct you live in? Call the city at 301-474-8000 or check your Voter Notification Card from the county