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2008 Presidential General Election - Absentee Voting Breakdown

 County  Ballots Sent  Ballots Received  Ballots Accepted  Ballots Rejected
 Allegany 2,070 1,923 92.9% 1,889 98.2%        34 1.8%
 Anne Arundel 19,694 17,540 89.1% 17,317 98.7%      224 1.3%
 Baltimore City 17,881 15,562 87.0% 15,259 98.1%      303 1.9%
 Baltimore County 27,598 24,290 88.0% 24,034 98.9%      256 1.1%
 Calvert 3,794 3,471 91.5% 3,430 98.8%        41 1.2%
 Caroline 863 805 93.3% 795 98.8%        10 1.2%
 Carroll 5,583 5,192 93.0% 5,139 99.0%        53 1.0%
 Cecil 2,689 2,494 92.7% 2,474 99.2%        20 0.8%
 Charles 5,846 5,384 92.1% 5,328 99.0%        56 1.0%
 Dorchester 1,247 1,156 92.7% 1,151 99.6%          5 0.4%
 Frederick 8,652 7,887 91.2% 7,796 98.8%        91 1.2%
 Garrett 1,168 1,100 94.2% 1,083 98.5%        17 1.5%
 Harford 8,922 8,102 90.8% 8,004 98.8%        98 1.2%
 Howard 13,591 12,543 92.3% 12,418 99.0%      125 1.0%
 Kent 1,136 1,045 92.0% 1,032 98.8%        13 1.2%
 Montgomery 57,213 52,172 91.2% 51,176 98.1%      996 1.9%
 Prince George’s 33,328 29,228 87.7% 28,650 98.0%      578 2.0%
 Queen Anne’s 2,112 1,966 93.1% 1,941 98.7%        25 1.3%
 St. Mary’s 4,076 3,752 92.1% 3,735 99.5%        17 0.5%
 Somerset 788 736 93.4% 727 98.8%          9 1.2%
 Talbot 2,943 2,701 91.8% 2,661 98.5%        40 1.5%
 Washington 4,521 4,185 92.6% 4,138 98.9%        47 1.1%
 Wicomico 4,054 3,732 92.1% 3,678 98.6%        54 1.4%
 Worcester 3,332 3,106 93.2% 3,061 98.6%        45 1.4%
 State Totals 233,100 210,072 90.1% 206,915 98.5%  3,157 1.5%

Notes:

  1. This table includes Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots (FWABs) received by the local boards of elections.
  2. This table does not include absentee ballots that were undeliverable to the voter and returned to the local board of elections.
1 – Used agent & ballot envelope not sealed 0 0.0%
2 – Board action 472 15.0%
3 – Voter cancelled 7 0.2%
4 – Voter deceased 20 0.6%
5 – Voter is convicted felon 0 0.0%
6 – Identifying mark on the ballot 14 0.4%
7 – Identification was received but did not satisfy requirements 22 0.7%
8 – Identification or DL# or SS# was not timely received 100 3.2%
9 – Late for election 854 27.1%
10 – Voted more than one ballot 108 3.4%
11 – No signature 859 27.2%
12 – No absentee ballot application 421 13.3%
13 – Not a registered voter 31 1.0%
14 – Surrendered absentee ballot at polls 9 0.3%
15 – Original State absentee ballot received (FWAB rejected) 240 7.6%
Total 3,157