Register to Vote!



Many of you have also been asking how can I register to vote and when is the deadline?

Let's start with the deadline - you have to register to vote at least 21 days before the election so if you want to vote in the upcoming Presidential General Election, get your  registration in before 9pm on October 16, 2012.

To register, stop by your local board of elections or use the following link to register online:

https://voterservices.elections.state.md.us/OnlineVoterRegistration

If you are looking for an absentee ballot, you can stop by your local board of elections or you use this link to request one (but do it before October 30, 2012!):

http://elections.state.md.us/voting/absentee.html

Now you have NO EXCUSES left so get ready to vote!!!

Candidate Debates - Presidential Election

I am still reeling from the Convention in Tampa - what a tremendous experience! - and it is hard to believe we are only 47 days from one of the most important elections of our time!  Now that I'm back many of you have asked about the candidate debates.  Here's what I know:

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
9:00pm-10:30pm (EST)
University of Denver, Colorado
Topic: Domestic Policy
Moderator: Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor of the PBS NewsHour


Tuesday, October 16, 2012
9:00pm-10:30pm (EST)
Hofstra University, New York
Topic: Foreign and Domestic Policy
Moderator: Candy Crowley, Chief Political Correspondent, CNN & Anchor, CNN's State of the Union


Monday, October 22, 2012
9:00pm-10:30pm (EST)
Lynn University, Florida
Topic: Foreign Policy
Moderator: Bob Schieffer, Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News & Mod., Face the Nation



VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 11, 2012
9:00pm-10:30pm (EST)
Centre College, Kentucky
Topic: Foreign and domestic policy
Moderator: Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, ABC News

For more information, visit the Commission on Presidential Debates web site at www.debates.org