If you are a citizen of the United States and l8 years of age or older and not currently registered to vote, please do so now. It’s remarkably easy to do. All 17-year-olds who will be 18 by the General Election in November are also eligible to register now. Monday is the last day to register for the Primary Election in May. You can go to the Montgomery County courthouse to register or you can register online using a straight-forward, safe process.
The safe, easy way to register online is to go to VOTE411! Click on the “Register to Vote” tab and the form appears. As the site itself notes, “To register takes an average of two minutes.”
VOTE411 is a trusted, non-partisan site in the public interest. In 2022, VOTE411 won the prestigious Webby award. Webby Awards are awards for excellence on the Internet presented annually by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a judging body composed of over three thousand industry experts and technology innovators.
Beginning on Tuesday, the first day of early voting in Montgomery County, VOTE411 will go live with non-partisan information about all candidates who have submitted data. Voters use this information to learn about candidates and their positions before voting.
The VOTE411 site also has voter guides, a first-time voter checklist, and other helpful information to prepare to vote. The site also can help you sign up to be a poll worker here in our county.
In Montgomery County early voting is available at the courthouse from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday,
April 9 through May 3. On April 27 and May 4, you may vote at the courthouse from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. On May 6, courthouse voting is from 9 a.m. to noon.
There also is early voting available at Rock Point Church, 429 W. C.R. 150S., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 27 and May 4. You may also vote at Rock Point from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 1-3.
On Election Day, May 7, voting takes place at the Montgomery County 4-H Building, North Montgomery High School, Whitesville Church and Rock Point Church. All polls are open on Election Day from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voters can vote at any center at any time the polls are open.
Registered voters are urged to vote. Our state and our county have notoriously low turnouts for primary elections. Let’s change that in 2024. Free and fair voting is the cornerstone of democratic societies. If you would like to be a poll watcher, contact the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County for more information about this role. Leave a message on the LWVMC Facebook page.
