{"status":"ok","citation_id":"deadline-md-drop-box-return-general-2026","kind":"deadline","title":"Maryland mail-in ballot drop-box deadline, November 3, 2026","statement":"Maryland mail-in ballot drop-box deadline: November 3, 2026 at 20:00 America/New_York. Official source: Maryland State Board of Elections. This record covers regular civilian voters using the drop box method. Ordinary civilian mail-in ballots placed in a designated ballot drop box. The 2026 page also allows delivery to a polling place, early voting center or local board by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Mailed ballots follow the postmark rule in a separate row.","record_date":"2026-11-03","record_date_label":"Deadline date","official_source":{"label":"Maryland State Board of Elections","url":"https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/index.html"},"last_checked":"2026-10-29","last_checked_basis":"Official source and later court orders last reviewed by Power \u0026 Politics","permalink":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-md-drop-box-return-general-2026","votefiles_url":"https://powerandpolitics.co/midterms.php?state=MD#calendar","publisher":"Power \u0026 Politics","formats":{"ap":"Power \u0026 Politics, \"Maryland mail-in ballot drop-box deadline, November 3, 2026,\" last checked Oct. 29, 2026, citing Maryland State Board of Elections, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-md-drop-box-return-general-2026","apa":"Power \u0026 Politics. (2026, October 29). Maryland mail-in ballot drop-box deadline, November 3, 2026 [Election deadline record]. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-md-drop-box-return-general-2026","chicago":"Power \u0026 Politics. \"Maryland mail-in ballot drop-box deadline, November 3, 2026.\" Last modified October 29, 2026. Accessed November 2, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-md-drop-box-return-general-2026.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_deadline_md_drop_box_return_general_2026,\n  author       = {{Power \u0026 Politics}},\n  title        = {{Maryland mail-in ballot drop-box deadline, November 3, 2026}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-md-drop-box-return-general-2026}},\n  note         = {Reference number deadline-md-drop-box-return-general-2026; official source: Maryland State Board of Elections, https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/index.html; last checked October 29, 2026; accessed November 2, 2026}\n}","link":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/deadline-md-drop-box-return-general-2026"}}