College Park voters will elect a new District 3 city council member in a special election on March 11.
The seat has been empty since Jan. 8 when former District 3 council member Stuart Adams resigned after serving for more than three years. The winner of the special election will serve until November’s general election.
The candidates for the empty seat are Gannon Sprinkle, a junior government and politics major at the University of Maryland and former deputy student liaison to the council; Michael Meadow, a mechanical engineer at the U.S. Architect of the Capitol; and Ray Ranker, a chaplain at this university.
[Meet the candidates for the District 3 College Park City Council seat]
Here’s how to vote in the upcoming special election.
Registering to vote
The deadline to register to vote in the city election was Feb. 20. Residents who have been voting regularly and haven’t changed their name or residence since the last time they voted should be properly registered.
Residents can check their voter registration status here.
Voting in person
Residents can vote in person at College Park City Hall from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Voting by mail
Ballots are no longer being mailed to voters, but residents can use this form to apply in person for a mail-in ballot. Applications for mail-in ballots are accepted at College Park City Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Residents can vote by mail with a ballot postmarked no later than March 11.
Ballots can also be returned to drop boxes at City Hall or Davis Hall or hand delivered to a polling location no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day.
