The Town of Bel Air Municipal Election of the Board of Commissioners will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at Bel Air Town Hall, 39 N. Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, Maryland. Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. There are two seats on the Board of Commissioners that are up for election this year. The Town is using the Maryland State Board of Elections certified Election Systems & Software DS200 Scanner and Tabulator.
CANDIDATE FILING
Anyone who desires to file as a candidate for Commissioner of the Town of Bel Air must have resided in the Town for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the election and shall be a registered voter of the State of Maryland. Candidates must file in person, at Town Hall, 39 N. Hickory Avenue and complete a written certificate of candidacy and code of ethics financial disclosure statement with the Town Clerk of their intention to run for the office of Commissioner on or before September 19, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. The filing fee is $25.00. Should you have any questions relative to the status of your voter registration, contact the Harford County Board of Elections at (410) 638-3565.
VOTER REGISTRATION
All eligible residents of the Town of Bel Air who desire to vote in the Town Election on November 4, 2025, must be a registered voter of the State of Maryland. If you are not registered, or have any questions regarding your registration, contact the Harford County Board of Elections on or before the voter registration deadline of October 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. Applications for registration are available at the Harford County Elections Office located at 133 Industry Lane, Forest Hill, MD 21050 or online at www.harfordvotes.gov, or call (410) 638-3565 for more information.
Every person who meets all of the qualifications in Section 501: Voters, of the Town Charter, may vote: 1) is a citizen of the United States; 2) is eighteen (18) years of age or older by the date of the election; 3) is a registered voter in the State of MD and has resided within the Town of Bel Air for at least twenty‐one days preceding the Town election; and 4) is not constitutionally regulated or disqualified to be a registered voter pursuant to Election Law of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
ABSENTEE/MAIL-IN VOTING
Absentee mail-in ballot request form applications are available at Bel Air Town Hall, 39 N. Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, MD 21014, or online at https://www.belairmd.org/657/Election-2025, or by calling (410) 638-4550. To receive your ballot by mail, your Absentee Mail-in Ballot Request Form must be received by October 28, 2025, no later than 4:30 p.m. if sent by mail, or by 11:59 p.m. if sent by fax or email (Fax No. (410) 879-9225 or email townclerk@belairmd.org). After this deadline absentee mail-in ballot request forms and ballots must be picked up in person at Bel Air Town Hall. Ballots must be postmarked or received at Bel Air Town Hall, 39 N. Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, MD 21014 on or before the close of the polls (8:00 p.m.) on Election Day.
PUBLIC L&A
In preparation for the Town of Bel Air Municipal Election, the Harford County Board of Elections will conduct a public logic and accuracy test of the election voting system equipment at 133 Industry Lane, Forest Hill, MD 21050, on October 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Michael L. Krantz, Town Clerk - townclerk@belairmd.org - (410) 638-4550.