Election officials urge patience as holiday, mail-in ballots will affect count

Once they exercise their right to vote Tuesday, Marylanders should expect to exercise patience waiting for results. Many will be available election night but counting mail-in and provision ballots, with a federal holiday next week, could take more time than usual.

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: June 23, 2026

Words: 874

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Once Maryland voters exercise their right to vote Tuesday, they should expect to exercise something else: patience.

Maryland State Board of Elections Administrator Jared DeMarinis said that while many results will be available on election night, counting mail-in and provisional ballots takes time. And officials face new wrinkles this year, with the challenge of accounting for hundreds of thousands of replacement mail-in ballots and a federal holiday falling during the official canvass period.

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