Resources
Use these resources to help you register to vote, request a mail-in ballot, look up your polling place, learn about who/what is on your ballot, and more!
If your polling place is the Stamp Student Union:
- All entrances to the Stamp are accessible and have automatic door openers.
- ADA parking spots are available in the Union Lane parking garage located on the west side of the building.
- The Grand Ballroom, which is where voting will take place, is on the first floor of Stamp and accessible by elevator if needed.
- For more information about the accessibility of the Stamp: Stamp Accessibility Resources
General information for accessibility at all polling places:
- Each polling place should be accessible to people with different types of disabilities. Temporary measures, such as a portable ramp, may be used to make a facility accessible on election day. If parking is provided, an accessible parking space(s) with an accessible route to an accessible entrance should also be provided.
- Poll workers will be prepared to assist voters with different types of disabilities, including maintaining accessible routes in the polling location throughout the day & knowing how to use accessible ballot devices.
- Voters with disabilities may request assistance from poll workers to use ballot marking devices.
- A voter may have an aid or family member with them to assist with mobility or communication.
- Alternate forms of identification are accepted if a disabled voter does not have a driver’s license. Each state develops policies and procedures regarding acceptable identification.
Check out the Maryland 2024 State Voting Guide for Disabled Voters for more information about voting in person, by mail, filling our your ballot and more!
For voting guides for other states: AAPD Voter Info & State Guides
For more resources for poll workers & voters with disabilities: https://gpadacenter.org/accessible-elections/
Are you a UMD professor or instructor who wants to teach their class about voting and elections?
- The TerpsVote Coalition has created a course module, which includes an instructor lesson plan and a PowerPoint, for teachers to run virtually with their students! The course module includes activities about how to vote, why voting is important, and how college students are impacted by the elected officials on their ballot.
- The entire lesson plan includes six comprehensive activities and runs for 90 minutes. But, the lesson plan is customizable, and you can pick the activities that you think would be the most engaging for your students and condense it into a 20-minute or 30-minute activity.
Lesson Plan: TerpsVote General Student Voting Lesson Plan
What are your voting rights? How do you vote early? Get all your voting questions answered with Voting 101!
Stay up to date about current elections & your ballot on Ballotpedia!
The League of Women Voters has great resources about voting rights & elections!
Visit the University of Maryland 2024 Election Headquarters to find studies and insights from faculty experts, upcoming events, campus news, resources for voters and more.
Our libraries have tons and tons of information about current elections & previous elections at the national, state, and local level.