Poolesville Election 2024
Absentee Voting
Any qualified, registered voter of the Town of Poolesville who may be absent from the town for any reason on any municipal election day shall make an application for an absentee ballot. This application can be downloaded from the town website or picked up at Town Hall (see link below). The application must be received at Town Hall.
Any person registered and otherwise qualified to vote may apply for and submit an emergency absentee ballot at Town Hall. This application shall be made under penalty of perjury but without a formal oath. Printed forms of applications for absentee ballots in accordance with the requirements of this article shall be prepared by the Poolesville Board of Elections and shall be available to any voter upon request.
Upon receipt of the application, the Poolesville Board of Elections, if satisfied that the voter qualifies for absentee voting, shall issue an absentee ballot to the voter or the voter’s duly authorized agent. The ballot shall be marked by the voter, placed in the provided envelopes, sealed, and returned to the Poolesville Board of Elections.
If the voter does not apply in person, the applicant shall designate a voter registered in the town as an agent for the purpose of delivering the absentee ballot to the voter, and the agent shall execute an affidavit under penalty of perjury that the ballot was delivered to the voter who submitted the application, was marked by the voter in the agent’s presence, placed in the provided envelopes and sealed in the agent’s presence, and returned, under seal, to the Poolesville Board of Elections by the agent.
Absentee Ballot Request Form