EASTON, MARYLAND — Maryland’s State Board of Elections certified the content and arrangement of the 2026 gubernatorial general election ballots on Aug. 31, 2026. The board’s press statement that day said registered voters had until close of business Thursday, Sept. 3, to seek judicial review of the certified ballots. That window is now closed. SBE said it would make any needed changes and begin ballot printing.

State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis, on the record in the Aug. 31 release: “The certification of the ballot is the first step in the electoral process. As voters familiarize themselves with their ballots, we encourage them to make a plan to vote. There are three methods to vote- by mail, in-person early or on Election Day. There is still time to request a mail-in ballot. Please check our website or download our Go Vote Maryland app for more information.”

What Talbot voters need on the clock. The SBE 2026 election hub lists General Election Day as Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Early voting runs Thursday, Oct. 22, through Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., including Saturday and Sunday, at any early voting center in the voter’s county of residence. Election Day polls run 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the assigned polling place.

Talbot’s early voting site. The SBE 2026 General Election early voting centers list names a single Talbot center: Easton Firehouse - Bingo Hall, 315 Leonard Rieck Drive, Easton, MD 21601. The county Board of Elections page matches that address and the same Oct. 22–29 window.

Mail-in ballot requests submitted online or received by mail, drop-box, or fax must meet SBE’s posted deadlines: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, if the voter wants a ballot mailed; Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, to download and print. Completed mail-in ballots must be postmarked or placed in a designated drop box by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3. Certified ballots are posted on the SBE elections page for public review.