Maryland Statutes
Election Law
Title 8 - Elections

Subtitle 1 - Elections Generally

Section 8-101 - Conduct and Uniformity of Elections - (a) Under the supervision of the State Board, and in...

Section 8-102 - Notice of Elections - (a) Except as required under subsection (d) of this section,...

Section 8-103 - Emergencies - (a) In the event of a state of emergency, declared...

Subtitle 2 - Primary Elections

Section 8-201 - Date of the Primary - (a) (1) There shall be a statewide primary election in...

Section 8-202 - Political Parties Using the Primary - (a) A principal political party, as determined by the statement...

Section 8-203 - Certification of Candidates - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 8-204 - Unopposed Candidates - If a candidate qualifies for the primary election ballot in...

Section 8-205 - Write-in Votes Prohibited - A voter may not cast a write-in vote in a...

Subtitle 3 - General Elections

Section 8-301 - Date of General Election - (a) (1) There shall be a statewide general election in...

Subtitle 4 - Special Elections

Section 8-401 - Time of Special Elections - (a) A special primary election and a special general election...

Subtitle 5 - Presidential Elections

Section 8-501 - Selection of Convention Delegates and Alternate Delegates - (a) Delegates and alternate delegates to the national presidential nominating...

Section 8-502 - Candidates for President -- Primary Election - (a) This section applies to the placement on the ballot...

Section 8-503 - Presidential Electors -- Nomination - (a) Each political party shall nominate or provide for the...

Section 8-504 - Presidential Electors -- Election - (a) (1) At the general election for President and Vice...

Section 8-505 - Presidential Electors -- Meeting - (a) (1) The individuals elected to the office of presidential...

Subtitle 5A - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote

Section 8-5A-01 - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote - The State of Maryland hereby enters the agreement among the...

Subtitle 6 - United States Senators

Section 8-601 - Year of Elections - Except for a special election to fill a vacancy, an...

Section 8-602 - Special Election to Fill Vacancy - (a) (1) (i) If there is a vacancy in the...

Subtitle 7 - Representatives in Congress

Section 8-701 - Congressional Districts -- Generally - (a) (1) The population count used after each decennial census...

Section 8-702 - First Congressional District - (a) The first congressional district consists of the following counties:...

Section 8-703 - Second Congressional District - (a) The second congressional district consists of the following parts...

Section 8-704 - Third Congressional District - (a) The third congressional district consists of the following parts...

Section 8-705 - Fourth Congressional District - (a) The fourth congressional district consists of the following parts...

Section 8-706 - Fifth Congressional District - (a) The fifth congressional district consists of the following counties:...

Section 8-707 - Sixth Congressional District - (a) The sixth congressional district consists of the following counties:...

Section 8-708 - Seventh Congressional District - (a) The seventh congressional district consists of the following parts...

Section 8-709 - Eighth Congressional District - (a) The eighth congressional district consists of the following parts...

Section 8-710 - Congressional Vacancy -- Governor's Proclamation - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 8-711 - Congressional Vacancy -- Certification of Candidates and Nominees - (a) At least 55 days before the special primary election,...

Subtitle 8 - Boards of Education

Section 8-801 - Applicability - Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle and in Title...

Section 8-802 - Nonpartisan Election - (a) (1) (i) Members of boards of education shall be...

Section 8-803 - Qualification for Candidacy - (a) Before certifying the name of a board of education...

Section 8-804 - Primary Elections - (a) In each year that one or more members of...

Section 8-805 - Vacancies in Nomination - (a) (1) If, after the primary election but before the...

Section 8-806 - General Election - (a) In a general election for board of education members,...