n a directive to the Maryland State Board of Elections, Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday that every early voting center and every polling center should be open on Election Day so that any voter who wants to can cast their ballot in person.
Hogan also said that voters who prefer to vote by mail should be able to do so, and directed the state board to “promptly send out an absentee ballot request application to every eligible Maryland voter.”
Hogan said in his letter to Michael Cogan, the chair of the State Board of Elections, that his plan would “maximize participation” in the Nov. 3 election while “minimizing confusion and risk” as Maryland continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The governor cited problems in the June 2 primary, where thousands of Maryland voters got their ballots late — or not at all.
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