College Park voters will elect a new District 3 council member in a special election on March 11.
The seat has been vacant since Jan. 8 when former council member Stuart Adams resigned after serving for more than three years. Voter registration for the special election closes Feb. 20.
The candidates for the empty District 3 council member seat are Michael Meadow, a mechanical engineer at the Architect of the Capitol; Raymond Ranker, a pastor and leader of the Lutheran Campus Ministry; and Gannon Sprinkle, a junior government and politics major at the University of Maryland who served as deputy student liaison to the council in the 2023-24 academic year.
Here’s how students can register to vote in College Park this election.
Registering to vote
To register to vote online, students can complete this form on the Maryland State Board of Elections website using their valid Maryland driver’s license or identification card and their College Park address by Feb. 20.
[Special election for District 3 College Park City Council member set for March 11]
Voters can also register with the Prince George’s County Board of Elections in person by Feb. 20 at 4:30 p.m., or by mail, which must be postmarked by Feb. 15.
Students can check and update their registration status through the state and county elections boards’ websites.
Determining residency
Out-of-state students at this university who want to vote in the city election can register to vote as a resident in Maryland using their College Park address, adding their dorm number if applicable.
In-state students who are registered to vote elsewhere in Maryland can update their registration with their College Park address to vote in the city by completing the form here.
