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Primary Election Information:
Deadline to change party affiliation
before Primary:
Tuesday,
June 22, 2010, 9 PM
Deadline to file Candidacy:
Tuesday,
July 6, 2010, 9 PM.
Deadline to Register for
Primary Election:
Tuesday,
August 24, 2010,
9 PM.
Early Voting:
Polls Open from
10 AM to 8 PM
Starting Friday,
September 3, 2010
through Thursday,
September 9, 2010
(excluding Sunday)
Deadline to request an absentee ballot
by mail or by fax:
Tuesday,
September 7, 2010
Deadline to request an absentee ballot
in person at our office:
Tuesday,
September 14, 2010,
8 PM
Primary Election Day:
Tuesday,
September 14, 2010,
7 AM to 8 PM
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General Election Information:
Deadline to Register
for General Election:
Tuesday,
October 12, 2010,
9 PM.
Early Voting:
Polls Open from
10 AM to 8 PM
Starting Friday,
October 22, 2010
through Thursday,
October 28, 2010
(excluding Sunday)
Deadline to request an absentee ballot
by mail or by fax:
Tuesday,
October 26th, 2010
Deadline to request an absentee ballot
in person at our office:
Tuesday,
November 2, 2010,
8 PM
General Election Day
Tuesday,
November 2, 2010,
7 AM to 8 PM
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Who We Are
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The Caroline County Board of Elections is made up of five
Board Members appointed by the Governor for a term of four
years. There are three regular members and two substitute
members. Two regular members and one substitute member are of
the majority party, and one regular member and one substitute
member are of the principal minority party. Since our current
Governor is a Democrat, the board is made up of two
Democratic members and one sub-member and one Republican member
and one sub-member.
The Board meets on the second Friday of every month at 9 AM.
Board Members
Board Members from left to right:
Margaret A. Thompson,
Democratic Member, G. Leroy Rowe, Republican Sub-Member,
Jack M. Keats, Democratic Member and President,
Ellis H. Davison II, Democratic Sub-Member,
Ronald M. Pippin, Republican Member
Our members took office in June, 2007 and their term will
expire June, 2011.
Legal Counsel
The Board Members appoint a legal counsel to the Board every
year as required by law. Our Board attorney is Dennis J.
Farina.
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What We Do
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It is the responsibility of Caroline County Board of Elections
to oversee the conduct of all Federal, State and local elections
held in Caroline County, in accordance with the Constitution of
the United States, Election Law of the Annotated Code of
Maryland and the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) and now
the newly enacted Federal Help America Vote Act.
Election Judges
For each Election, we appoint Election Judges to oversee the
actual Election process at each of the Polling Places in the
County. The Election Judges must be registered voters, may
not be an elected official, and may not campaign for a
candidate on Election Day. Please call the Election Office
if you are interested in serving as an election judge.
Municipal Elections
We do not manage the town elections but we maintain the
records of the voters. When a person who lives within town
limits registers with us, they are automatically registered
for the town elections.
Election Laws
Click here to view the
Election Law of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
Provisional Voting
Provisional Voting is a process that will allow
people to vote at a polling place on election day on a
paper ballot if they are not listed in the precinct register.
On the day after the election, the Election Office qualifies
these voters (who must already be registered in Maryland) and
the accepted ballots get canvassed and added to the official
results.
Political Parties
There are currently six recognized political parties in
Maryland; the Democratic Party, the Republican Party,
the Constitution Party, the Green Party, the Independant
Party, and the Libertarian Party.
The rest of the voters fall into categories of "Unaffiliated"
(no party chosen) or "Others" (who may have chosen a
non-recognized party).
Click here to get information about the recognized parties
in Maryland
Other Important Links
Please visit the links listed below for information and forms
regarding voter registration, absentee
voting, current & past Election information, and other
general information. If you have any questions, you can reach
us at our office listed above.
How to Vote in Maryland
Everything you want to know to register and vote in Maryland:
Registration
Voting
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Office Staff
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The office is staffed with the Election Director, Sandra M.
Logan who is the head of the office, Allison Murphy,
Election Information Systems Specialist, Tammy Willis,
Election Administrative Assistant, and Vista Cheesman,
Part-Time Election Assistant.
The full-time employees are part of the State Merit System and
are considered state employees, but all of the funding to run
the office, pay
the employees, the Board Members and office expenses comes from
the County. The County reimburses the State 100% for all costs.
From left to right: Tammy Willis,
Sandra M. Logan, Allison Murphy, and Vista Cheesman.
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Electoral Divisions
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For election purposes, Caroline County is contained totally in
the First Congressional District, but is divided into two
Legislative Districts; 37B which is the lower half of the
county and 36 which is the upper half of the county. We have
eight Election Districts with eight Precincts where each
of the polling places are located. The smallest Precinct
is the 8th District and the largest one is the 3rd District.
Right now in Caroline County there are close to 20,000 active
and inactive registered voters. (An "inactive" voter has
not updated their address with us.)
Click here to see a (very large - 1.32 MB) PDF of Caroline
County showing precinct and district lines, roads, etc. (This
will open in another window.)
State & Local Elected Officials
Our Elected Officials from the 2006 Election representing
Caroline County are as follows:
- Governor - Martin J. O'Malley
- Lt. Governor - Anthony G. Brown
- Comptroller - Peter V. R. Franchot
- Attorney General - Douglas F. Gansler
- United States Senators - Barbara A. Mikulski & Benjamin L. Cardin
- Congressman - Frank M. Kratovil, Jr.
- State Senator 36 Leg. Dist. - E. J. Pipkin
- State Senator 37B Leg. Dist. - Richard Colburn
- Delegates 36 Leg. Dist. - Richard Sossi, Michael Smigiel
& Mary Roe Walkup
- Delegates 37B Leg. Dist. - Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio
& Adelaide C. Eckardt
- County Commissioners - Jack Cole, Roger Layton &
Jeff Ghrist
- State's Attorney - Jonathan Newell
- Sheriff - Philip Brown
- Clerk of the Circuit Court - F. Dale Minner
- Register of Wills - Charles Davis, Jr.
- Judges of the Orphans Court - Beverly Blades,
Robert Taylor & Joseph Steelman
- Democratic Central Committee - Beatrix "Paddy" Richards,
Chairperson, James Brown, Patty Gray, Jean Oliva,
Jim Voss, Lisa Martin, William Brown, and
Neil Lambert
- Republican Central Committee - Rob Willoughby,
Chairman, Frederick M. Baker, Bryan Gadow,
Richard Garner, Harry Muir, Marc Teffeau, and
Joanne F. Smith
Please check with the Election Office to confirm that the
officials listed above are still in office.
Voter Registration
The break down of the 19,116 registered voters by party in
Caroline County as of July 6, 2009 was as follows:
| Democratic | 8119 |
| Republican | 7626 |
| Green | 37 |
| Constitution | 3 |
| Independent | 112 |
| Libertarian | 69 |
| Unaffiliated | 3041 |
| Others | 109 |
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