State processes thousands of new voters

Maryland election officials have processed nearly 20,000 voter registration applications this week alone and said thousands more are pouring in as voters who want to participate in next month’s historic election scramble to meet Tuesday’s deadline.

The state has processed 54,000 applications from new voters since last month and more than 200,000 since the registration deadline for this year’s primary elections, according to officials at the Maryland Board of Elections. Staff said they are “swamped” but prepared to process as many as 50,000 more through the week ahead.