Why Maryland Voters Are Turning To Vote By Mail 7Newswire 03 May 2021, 19:42 GMT+10 Maryland is home to more than 6 million people, 4.1 million of which are eligible to vote. A report released on October 20, 2020, revealed over 2.3 million eligible Maryland residents opted to put their voting rights to work. Out of 2,323,770 voters 1,628,113 (40 percent) sent in mail-in ballots for the 2020 presidential general election. Why More Maryland Voters Are Requesting Main-In Ballots? There is no doubt, millions of Americans are dedicated, voters. Unfortunately, governments do not make voting easy. In fact, some American voters have admitted to standing in lines for hours before finally getting to the voting machine.