Election Law (GEL) — Title 8. Elections
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Subtitle 1. Elections Generally
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-101 (2026)
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Subtitle 1. Elections Generally
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(a)
Under the supervision of the State Board, and in accordance with regulations and procedures adopted by the State Board, a local board shall conduct all elections held under this article in the county in which the board is located.
(b)
Except where it would be inappropriate, or as otherwise provided in this article, the electoral process for primary elections, general elections, and special elections shall be uniform.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-102 (2026)
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Subtitle 1. Elections Generally
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(a)
Except as required under subsection (d) of this section, a local board shall provide notice of each election in its county to the registered voters of the county by either:
(1)
specimen ballot mailed at least 1 week before the first day of any early voting period before the election; or
(2)
publication or dissemination by mass communication during the calendar week preceding the election.
(b)
The notice shall include:
(1)
the time and place of the election; and
(2)
the offices, candidate names, and questions contained on the ballot.
(c)
(1)
If a local board provides notice by mailing specimen ballots, a specimen ballot shall be mailed to all registered voters in the county who are eligible to vote in the election.
(2)
The specimen ballot shall be a facsimile of the ballot that the voter is entitled to vote in the election.
(d)
(1)
In Prince George’s County for the general election, the Board shall:
(i)
provide notice by mailing specimen ballots; and
(ii)
mail a specimen ballot to the household of each registered voter in the county.
(2)
The costs for mailing specimen ballots in Prince George’s County shall be included in the county’s annual budget appropriation to the local board.
(e)
(1)
Unless a local board mails a specimen ballot to its registered voters in accordance with subsection (c) or (d) of this section, the local board shall give notice of the election by newspaper publication or other means of mass communication.
(2)
The notice of election under this subsection shall be arranged, if practicable, in the same order and form as the ballot.
(3)
(i)
If newspaper publication is used in a county, the notice shall be advertised in at least two newspapers of general circulation that are published in the county.
(ii)
In a county in which only one newspaper is published, the notice shall be published in that newspaper.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-103 (2026)
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Subtitle 1. Elections Generally
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(a)
In the event of a state of emergency, declared by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of law, that interferes with the electoral process, the emergency proclamation may:
(1)
provide for the postponement, until a specific date, of the election in part or all of the State;
(2)
specify alternate voting locations; or
(3)
specify alternate voting systems.
(b)
(1)
If emergency circumstances, not constituting a declared state of emergency, interfere with the electoral process, the State Board or a local board, after conferring with the State Board, may petition a circuit court to take any action the court considers necessary to provide a remedy that is in the public interest and protects the integrity of the electoral process.
(2)
The State Board shall develop guidelines concerning methods for addressing possible emergency situations.
Subtitle 2. Primary Elections
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-201 (2026)
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Subtitle 2. Primary Elections
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(a)
(1)
There shall be a statewide primary election in every even–numbered year.
(2)
A primary election shall be held:
(i)
in the year in which the Governor is elected, on the fourth Tuesday in June; and
(ii)
in the year in which the President of the United States is elected, on the fourth Tuesday in April.
(b)
In Baltimore City, there shall be a primary election for municipal offices on the fourth Tuesday in April in the year in which the President of the United States is elected.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-202 (2026)
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Subtitle 2. Primary Elections
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(a)
A principal political party, as determined by the statement of registration issued by the State Board:
(1)
shall use the primary election to:
(i)
nominate its candidates for public office; and
(ii)
elect all members of the local central committees of the political party; and
(2)
may use the primary election in the year of a presidential election to elect delegates to a national presidential nominating convention.
(b)
Except for a nominee for President or Vice President, the name of a nominee of a principal political party may not appear on the ballot in a general election if the individual has not:
(1)
been nominated in the primary election; or
(2)
been designated to fill a vacancy in nomination in accordance with Title 5 of this article.
(c)
If a political party chooses to permit voters not affiliated with the party to vote in the party’s primary election, the chairman of the party’s State central committee shall so notify the State Board at least 6 months before the date of the primary election.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-203 (2026)
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Subtitle 2. Primary Elections
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(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in accordance with Title 9, Subtitle 2 of this article, the State Board shall certify to the local board of a county the names of candidates on the primary election ballots in that county.
(b)
This section does not apply to a special primary election for the office of Representative in Congress.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-204 (2026)
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Subtitle 2. Primary Elections
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If a candidate qualifies for the primary election ballot in accordance with § 5-601 of this article, and is unopposed for the nomination, the word “unopposed” shall be placed next to the candidate’s name.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-205 (2026)
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Subtitle 2. Primary Elections
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A voter may not cast a write-in vote in a primary election.
Subtitle 3. General Elections
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-301 (2026)
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Subtitle 3. General Elections
§ 8–301LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
There shall be a statewide general election in each even–numbered year.
(2)
A statewide general election shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November.
(b)
In Baltimore City, there shall be a general election for municipal offices on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November in the year in which the President of the United States is elected.
Subtitle 4. Special Elections
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-401 (2026)
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Subtitle 4. Special Elections
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(a)
A special primary election or a special general election may be held at a time other than the date of a regular primary election or a regular general election:
(1)
to fill a vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress; or
(2)
to fill a vacancy in the county council or in the office of chief executive officer or county executive if the charter of that county provides for special elections.
(b)
(1)
Special elections to fill a vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress shall be held at the time specified in Subtitle 7 of this title.
(2)
(i)
Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, special elections to fill vacancies in a county council or in the office of chief executive officer or county executive shall be held as provided in the county charter.
(ii)
The date set for the special election to fill a vacancy under this paragraph:
(1)
shall be at least 90 days after the adoption of the resolution of the county council establishing the date of the special election;
(2)
may not be within 120 days of a regularly scheduled election; and
(3)
shall allow at least 45 days between the date a local board makes an absentee ballot available to an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter, as defined under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and the date of the special election.
(c)
An election to fill a vacancy in the office of United States Senator shall be held concurrently with a regular election as provided in Subtitle 6 of this title.
(d)
The State Board shall adopt regulations to establish requirements concerning:
(1)
notice to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters concerning a special election; and
(2)
the process for absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to:
(i)
request an absentee ballot for a special election; and
(ii)
return an absentee ballot by mail in a timely manner.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-402 (2026)
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Subtitle 4. Special Elections
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If the State Administrator determines that a conflict exists between a county charter or other county law relating to the conduct of a special election and the provisions of this article or the Code of Maryland Regulations, the State Administrator shall conduct the special election entirely in accordance with this article and the Code of Maryland Regulations.
Subtitle 5. Presidential Elections
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-501 (2026)
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Subtitle 5. Presidential Elections
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(a)
Delegates and alternate delegates to the national presidential nominating convention of a political party shall be selected as provided in the national party rules of the party.
(b)
The State central committee of each political party shall certify to the State Board, not later than October 1 in the year preceding the election:
(1)
the number of delegates and alternate delegates to be selected in the State and the mode or modes of selection; and
(2)
in the case of a principal political party:
(i)
if delegates are to be elected by district, the number of delegates to be elected from each district;
(ii)
provisions for placing on the ballot the name of a presidential candidate, or the word “uncommitted”, adjacent to the name of each candidate for delegate;
(iii)
provisions for how, if a candidate for delegate withdraws in accordance with § 5–502 of this article and the withdrawing candidate’s name would have appeared on the ballot adjacent to the name of a presidential candidate, that presidential candidate will designate a replacement candidate for delegate no later than 5 days after the deadline established in § 5–502 of this article; and
(iv)
any other provisions of the national party rules of the party that relate to the election of delegates or alternate delegates at the primary election.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-502 (2026)
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Subtitle 5. Presidential Elections
§ 8–502LinkCopy Citation
(a)
This section applies to the placement on the ballot in the primary election of the names of individuals who are candidates for nomination by principal political parties to the office of President of the United States.
(b)
An individual who desires to run in the primary election may be placed on the ballot only:
(1)
by direction of the Secretary of State in accordance with subsection (c) of this section; or
(2)
by filing, in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, a petition containing the signatures of at least 400 registered voters from each congressional district in the State.
(c)
(1)
The Secretary of State shall certify to the State Board the names of candidates for nomination by a principal political party no later than 113 days before the primary election.
(2)
The Secretary of State shall certify the name of a presidential candidate on the ballot when the Secretary has determined, in the Secretary’s sole discretion and consistent with party rules, that the candidate’s candidacy is generally advocated or recognized in the news media throughout the United States or in Maryland, unless the candidate executes and files with the Secretary of State an affidavit stating without qualification that the candidate is not and does not intend to become a candidate for the office in the Maryland primary election.
(d)
A candidate who seeks to be placed on the ballot by the petition process specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section shall file the petition, in the form prescribed by the State Board, on the 95th day before the day of the election.
(e)
The State Board shall establish a procedure for the Democratic presidential primary through which votes may be cast as uncommitted to any presidential candidate.
(f)
The names of the candidates for President qualifying under this section shall be certified to the local boards by the State Board and shall be printed on all ballots used for the primary election.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-503 (2026)
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Subtitle 5. Presidential Elections
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(a)
(1)
For each presidential elector, a political party contesting the position, or an unaffiliated presidential candidate, shall submit to the State Board the names of two qualified individuals.
(2)
One of the individuals shall be designated “presidential elector nominee” and the other “alternate presidential elector nominee”.
(b)
(1)
The names and residential addresses of the presidential elector nominees and alternate presidential elector nominees submitted to the State Board in accordance with subsection (a) of this section by a political party shall be certified to the State Board by the presiding officers of the political party.
(2)
The names and residential addresses of the presidential elector nominees and alternate presidential elector nominees submitted to the State Board in accordance with subsection (a) of this section by a candidate for President of the United States who is nominated by petition shall be certified to the State Board by the candidate.
(3)
The nominees for presidential electors and alternate presidential electors shall be certified to the State Board at least 30 days before the general election.
(c)
(1)
This subsection applies only if the agreement under § 8–5A–01 of this title is in effect.
(2)
If the number of presidential electors nominated is less than or greater than the State’s number of electoral votes, presidential electors shall be nominated as provided for under Article III of § 8–5A–01 of this title.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-504 (2026)
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Subtitle 5. Presidential Elections
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(a)
Each presidential elector nominee and alternate presidential elector nominee of a political party shall execute the following pledge: “If selected for the position of presidential elector, I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for President and Vice President for the nominees for those offices of the party that nominated me.”.
(b)
Each presidential elector nominee and alternate presidential elector nominee of an unaffiliated presidential candidate shall execute the following pledge: “If selected for the position of presidential elector as a nominee of an unaffiliated presidential candidate, I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for that candidate and for that candidate’s vice presidential running mate.”.
(c)
The executed pledges shall accompany the submission of the corresponding presidential elector nominee names to the State Board.
(d)
If, after the nomination of a candidate for president or vice president by a political party and before the meeting of presidential electors under § 8–508 of this subtitle, the candidate dies or withdraws as a candidate for that office in accordance with the rules of the political party, the pledge executed under subsection (a) of this section or § 8–507(d) of this subtitle applies to the successor candidate for that office nominated by the political party in accordance with the party rules.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-505 (2026)
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Subtitle 5. Presidential Elections
§ 8–505LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
At the general election for President and Vice President of the United States there shall be elected, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the number of presidential electors to which this State is entitled.
(2)
Presidential electors shall be elected:
(i)
if the agreement under § 8–5A–01 of this title is not in effect, at large by the voters of the entire State; or
(ii)
if the agreement under § 8–5A–01 of this title is in effect, under the procedure provided in § 8–5A–01 of this title.
(b)
(1)
The names of the candidates for the office of presidential elector may not be printed on the ballot.
(2)
A vote for the candidates for President and Vice President of a political party shall be considered to be and counted as a vote for each of the nominees for presidential elector of the political party submitted in accordance with § 8–503 of this subtitle.
(3)
A vote for an unaffiliated candidate for President and Vice President shall be considered to be and counted as a vote for each of the nominees for presidential elector submitted by the unaffiliated presidential candidate to the State Board in accordance with § 8–503 of this subtitle.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-506 (2026)
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Subtitle 5. Presidential Elections
§ 8–506LinkCopy Citation
In submitting this State’s certificate of ascertainment as required by 3 U.S.C. § 5, the Governor shall certify the State’s presidential electors and state in the certificate that:
(1)
the presidential electors will serve as presidential electors unless a vacancy occurs in the office of presidential elector before the end of the meeting at which presidential elector votes are cast, in which case a substitute presidential elector will fill the vacancy; and
(2)
if a substitute presidential elector is appointed to fill a vacancy, the Governor will submit an amended certificate of ascertainment stating the names on the final list of the presidential electors.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-507 (2026)
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Subtitle 5. Presidential Elections
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(a)
The State Administrator shall preside and serve as secretary at the meeting of presidential electors described in § 8–508 of this subtitle.
(b)
The position of a presidential elector not present to vote is vacant.
(c)
(1)
The presidential electors still serving shall appoint an individual as a substitute presidential elector to fill a vacancy as follows:
(i)
if the alternate presidential elector is present to vote, by appointing the alternate presidential elector for the vacant position;
(ii)
if the alternate presidential elector for the vacant position is not present to vote, by appointing a presidential elector chosen by lot from among the alternate presidential electors present to vote who were nominated by the same political party or the unaffiliated presidential candidate;
(iii)
if the number of alternate presidential electors present to vote is insufficient to fill any vacant position in accordance with item (i) or (ii) of this paragraph, by appointing any immediately available individual who is qualified to serve as a presidential elector and chosen through nomination by and plurality vote of the remaining presidential electors, including nomination and vote by a single presidential elector if only one remains; or
(iv)
if there is a tie between at least two nominees for substitute presidential elector in a vote conducted under item (iii) of this paragraph, by appointing a presidential elector chosen by lot from among those nominees.
(2)
If all presidential elector positions are vacant and cannot be filled in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection, the State Administrator shall appoint a single presidential elector, with remaining vacant positions to be filled in accordance with paragraph (1)(iii) or (iv) of this subsection.
(d)
To qualify as a substitute presidential elector under subsection (c) of this section, an individual who has not executed the pledge required under § 8–504 of this subtitle shall execute the following pledge: “I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for President and Vice President consistent with the pledge of the individual to whose presidential elector position I have succeeded.”.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-508 (2026)
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Subtitle 5. Presidential Elections
§ 8–508LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
The individuals elected to the office of presidential elector shall meet in the State House in the City of Annapolis on the day provided by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
(2)
The conduct of the meeting shall be consistent with the requirements of federal law.
(b)
(1)
Before proceeding to perform the duties of their office, the presidential electors who are present shall fill any vacancy in the office of presidential elector in accordance with § 8–507 of this subtitle, whether the vacancy is caused by absence or other reason.
(2)
An individual appointed to fill a vacancy is entitled to all rights and privileges of the duly elected electors.
(c)
(1)
After taking the oath prescribed by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution before the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Maryland or, in the Clerk’s absence, before one of the Clerk’s deputies, the presidential electors shall cast their votes for:
(i)
if the agreement under § 8–5A–01 of this title is not in effect, the candidates for President and Vice President who received a plurality of the votes cast in the State of Maryland; or
(ii)
if the agreement under § 8–5A–01 of this title is in effect, the candidates for President and Vice President who received a plurality of the votes cast in the national popular vote total defined in § 8–5A–01 of this title.
(2)
The State Administrator shall provide each presidential elector with a presidential and a vice presidential ballot.
(3)
Each presidential elector shall mark the presidential elector’s presidential and vice presidential ballots with the presidential elector’s signature and the presidential elector’s legibly printed name.
(d)
(1)
(i)
This paragraph applies only if the agreement under § 8–5A–01 of this title is not in effect.
(ii)
Each presidential elector shall present both completed ballots to the State Administrator.
(iii)
The State Administrator shall examine the ballots presented under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph and accept as cast all ballots of presidential electors whose votes are consistent with their pledges executed under § 8–504 or § 8–507(d) of this subtitle.
(2)
(i)
This paragraph applies only if the agreement under § 8–5A–01 of this title is in effect.
(ii)
Each presidential elector shall present both completed ballots to the State Administrator, who shall examine the ballots and accept as cast all ballots of presidential electors whose votes are consistent with their pledges executed for the candidates for President and Vice President who are the national popular vote winners as defined in § 8–5A–01 of this title.
(3)
The State Administrator may not accept either a presidential elector’s presidential or vice presidential ballot if the presidential elector voted in violation of the presidential elector’s pledge.
(e)
A presidential elector who refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked ballot and refuses to sign the certificate of vote, or presents a ballot marked in violation of the presidential elector’s pledge executed under § 8–504 or § 8–507(d) of this subtitle vacates the office of elector, creating a vacant position to be filled under § 8–507 of this subtitle.
(f)
The State Administrator shall distribute ballots and collect ballots from a substitute presidential elector and repeat the process under this section, declaring vacant positions to be filled as required under § 8–507(c) of this subtitle, and recording appropriately completed ballots from the substitute presidential electors, until all of the State’s electoral votes have been cast and recorded.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-509 (2026)
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Subtitle 5. Presidential Elections
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(a)
After the vote of the State’s presidential electors is completed, if the final list of presidential electors differs from any list that the Governor previously included on a certificate of ascertainment prepared and transmitted under 3 U.S.C. § 5, the State Administrator immediately shall prepare an amended certificate of ascertainment in accordance with 3 U.S.C. § 4 and transmit it to the Governor for the Governor’s signature.
(b)
The Governor immediately shall deliver the signed amended certificate of ascertainment to the State Administrator and a signed duplicate original of the amended certificate of ascertainment to all individuals entitled to receive this State’s certificate of ascertainment, indicating that the amended certificate of ascertainment is to be substituted for the certificate of ascertainment previously submitted.
(c)
(1)
The State Administrator shall prepare a certificate of the vote.
(2)
The presidential electors on the final list shall sign the certificate.
(3)
The State Administrator shall process and transmit the signed certificate with the amended certificate of ascertainment under 3 U.S.C. §§ 9 through 11.
Subtitle 5A. Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-5A-01 (2026)
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Subtitle 5A. Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote
§ 8–5A-01LinkCopy Citation
The State of Maryland hereby enters the agreement among the states to elect the President by national popular vote as set forth in this section. The text of the agreement is as follows:
ARTICLE I. MEMBERSHIP.
Any state of the United States and the District of Columbia may become a member of this agreement by enacting this agreement.
ARTICLE II. RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE IN MEMBER STATES TO VOTE FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT.
Each member state shall conduct a statewide popular election for President and Vice President of the United States.
ARTICLE III. MANNER OF APPOINTING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS IN MEMBER STATES.
Prior to the time set by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors, the chief election official of each member state shall determine the number of votes for each presidential slate in each state of the United States and in the District of Columbia in which votes have been cast in a statewide popular election and shall add such votes together to produce a “national popular vote total” for each presidential slate.
The chief election official of each member state shall designate the presidential slate with the largest national popular vote total as the “national popular vote winner.”
The presidential elector certifying official of each member state shall certify the appointment in that official’s own state of the elector slate nominated in that state in association with the national popular vote winner.
At least six days before the day fixed by law for the meeting and voting by the presidential electors, each member state shall make a final determination of the number of popular votes cast in the state for each presidential slate and shall communicate an official statement of such determination within 24 hours to the chief election official of each other member state.
The chief election official of each member state shall treat as conclusive an official statement containing the number of popular votes in a state for each presidential slate made by the day established by federal law for making a state’s final determination conclusive as to the counting of electoral votes by Congress.
In event of a tie for the national popular vote winner, the presidential elector certifying official of each member state shall certify the appointment of the elector slate nominated in association with the presidential slate receiving the largest number of popular votes within that official’s own state.
If, for any reason, the number of presidential electors nominated in a member state in association with the national popular vote winner is less than or greater than that state’s number of electoral votes, the presidential candidate on the presidential slate that has been designated as the national popular vote winner shall have the power to nominate the presidential electors for that state and that state’s presidential elector certifying official shall certify the appointment of such nominees.
The chief election official of each member state shall immediately release to the public all vote counts or statements of votes as they are determined or obtained.
This article shall govern the appointment of presidential electors in each member state in any year in which this agreement is, on July 20, in effect in states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes.
ARTICLE IV. OTHER PROVISIONS.
This agreement shall take effect when states cumulatively possessing a majority of the electoral votes have enacted this agreement in substantially the same form and the enactments by such states have taken effect in each state.
Any member state may withdraw from this agreement, except that a withdrawal occurring six months or less before the end of a President’s term shall not become effective until a President or Vice President shall have been qualified to serve the next term.
The chief executive of each member state shall promptly notify the chief executive of all other states of when this agreement has been enacted and has taken effect in that official’s state, when the state has withdrawn from this agreement, and when this agreement takes effect generally.
This agreement shall terminate if the electoral college is abolished.
If any provision of this agreement is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall not be affected.
ARTICLE V. DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this agreement,
“chief executive” shall mean the Governor of a state of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
“elector slate” shall mean a slate of candidates who have been nominated in a state for the position of presidential elector in association with a presidential slate;
“chief election official” shall mean the state official or body that is authorized to certify the total number of popular votes for each presidential slate;
“presidential elector” shall mean an elector for President and Vice President of the United States;
“presidential elector certifying official” shall mean the state official or body that is authorized to certify the appointment of the state’s presidential electors;
“presidential slate” shall mean a slate of two persons, the first of whom has been nominated as a candidate for President of the United States and the second of whom has been nominated as a candidate for Vice President of the United States, or any legal successors to such persons, regardless of whether both names appear on the ballot presented to the voter in a particular state;
“state” shall mean a state of the United States and the District of Columbia; and
“statewide popular election” shall mean a general election in which votes are cast for presidential slates by individual voters and counted on a statewide basis.
Subtitle 6. United States Senators
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-601 (2026)
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Subtitle 6. United States Senators
§ 8–601LinkCopy Citation
Except for a special election to fill a vacancy, an election for the office of United States Senator shall be held:
(1)
in 1998 and every sixth year thereafter; and
(2)
in 2000 and every sixth year thereafter.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-602 (2026)
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Subtitle 6. United States Senators
§ 8–602LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
(i)
If there is a vacancy in the office of United States Senator, the Governor shall appoint an eligible individual to fill the vacancy as provided in this paragraph.
(ii)
The Governor shall appoint one of three individuals whose names are submitted to the Governor in writing, within 30 days after the occurrence of the vacancy, by the State Central Committee of the political party, if any, with which the vacating Senator had been affiliated at the time of the Senator’s last election or appointment.
(iii)
Each individual whose name is submitted to the Governor must have been a registered voter affiliated with the political party of the vacating Senator on the date immediately preceding the date on which the vacancy occurred.
(iv)
The Governor shall make the appointment within 15 days after names are submitted by the State Central Committee of the appropriate political party.
(v)
If names are not submitted by the State Central Committee of the appropriate political party within 30 days after the occurrence of the vacancy, the Governor shall appoint within another period of 15 days any qualified individual who was a registered voter affiliated with the political party of the vacating Senator on the date immediately preceding the date on which the vacancy occurred.
(vi)
If the vacating Senator was not affiliated with a political party at the time of the Senator’s last election or appointment, the Governor shall appoint any qualified individual within 15 days after the occurrence of the vacancy.
(2)
Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, the appointed individual shall serve until a successor is elected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section to fill the remainder of the term.
(3)
The appointed individual shall serve for the remainder of the term if the vacancy occurs after the date that is 21 days before the deadline for filing certificates of candidacy for the election that is held in the fourth year of the term.
(b)
If the vacancy occurs on or before the date that is 21 days before the deadline for filing certificates of candidacy for the next succeeding regular statewide election, the Governor shall issue a proclamation immediately after the occurrence of the vacancy declaring that a special primary election and a special general election shall be held at the same time as the next regular statewide primary election and regular statewide general election.
Subtitle 7. Representatives in Congress
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-701 (2026)
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Subtitle 7. Representatives in Congress
§ 8–701LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
The population count used after each decennial census for the purpose of creating the congressional districting plan used to elect the State’s Representatives in Congress:
(i)
may not include individuals who:
(1)
were incarcerated in State or federal correctional facilities, as determined by the decennial census; and
(2)
were not residents of the State before their incarceration; and
(ii)
shall count individuals incarcerated in the State or federal correctional facilities, as determined by the decennial census, at their last known residence before incarceration if the individuals were residents of the State.
(2)
Beginning with the 2020 decennial census:
(i)
on or before October 31 in the year of each decennial census, the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services shall submit to the Maryland Department of Planning and the Department of Legislative Services the following identifiable information, in electronic form, for each individual incarcerated in a State correctional facility on April 1 in the year of the decennial census:
(1)
the name of the individual;
(2)
the address of the individual’s last known residence;
(3)
the individual’s race or ethnicity; and
(4)
any other information necessary to fulfill the purposes of this section; and
(ii)
on or before August 1 in the year of each decennial census, the Maryland Department of Planning and the Department of Legislative Services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, the terms of which shall require the Department of Planning and the Department of Legislative Services to work collaboratively to:
(1)
summarize the results of the geocoded data created by the Department of Planning as required under COMAR 35.05.01;
(2)
using the geocoded data, identify the individuals incarcerated in a State correctional facility or federal correctional facility in the State that will be included in the adjusted census data under this section;
(3)
make any necessary changes to the Department of Planning’s geocoded database;
(4)
jointly review for accuracy any changes to the census data by any software vendor or other entity; and
(5)
jointly certify, on or before March 15 in the year following each decennial census, the adjusted census data to be used for redistricting under this section.
(b)
The State is divided into eight districts for the election of the State’s Representatives in Congress.
(c)
(1)
The descriptions of congressional districts in this subtitle include the references indicated.
(2)
(i)
The references to:
(1)
election districts and wards are to the geographical boundaries of the election districts and wards as they existed on April 1, 2020; and
(2)
precincts are to the geographical boundaries of the precincts as reviewed and certified by the local boards or their designees, before they were reported to the U.S. Bureau of the Census as part of the 2020 census redistricting data program and as those precinct lines are specifically indicated in the P.L. 94–171 data or shown on the P.L. 94–171 census block maps provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and as reviewed and corrected by the Maryland Department of Planning.
(ii)
Where precincts are split between congressional districts, census tract and block numbers, as indicated in P.L. 94–171 data or shown on the P.L. 94–171 census block maps provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and referred to in this subtitle, are used to define the boundaries of congressional districts.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-702 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 7. Representatives in Congress
§ 8–702LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The first congressional district consists of the following counties:
(1)
Caroline County;
(2)
Cecil County;
(3)
Dorchester County;
(4)
Harford County;
(5)
Kent County;
(6)
Queen Anne’s County;
(7)
Somerset County;
(8)
Talbot County;
(9)
Wicomico County; and
(10)
Worcester County.
(b)
The district also includes the following parts of Baltimore County:
(1)
election district 7, precinct 2;
(2)
election district 10, precincts 1 and 3 through 6;
(3)
election district 11, precincts 1 through 3, 5, 20, 22 through 24, and 26;
(4)
election district 15, precincts 6 and 25;
(5)
that part of election district 7, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 4070.02, blocks 1000 through 1022, 2000 through 2045, 2049 through 2051, 2053, 3000 through 3013, and 3019;
(6)
that part of election district 7, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 4070.02, block 2055;
(7)
that part of election district 11, precinct 4 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 4111.02, blocks 2009, 2015, 2016, 2020 through 2026, and 2030; and
(ii)
census tract 4113.02, blocks 1000, 1001, 1004, 1005, 1009 through 1035, 1041, 1049, 1050, 1052, 1053, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2017 through 2021, 2024 through 2026, and 2028;
(8)
that part of election district 11, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 4114.06, blocks 1000 through 1009, 2000 through 2003, and 2008 through 2011; and
(9)
that part of election district 11, precinct 14 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 4113.08, blocks 1003 through 1005, 2000, 2001, 2003 through 2005, and 3000 through 3010; and
(ii)
census tract 4113.09, blocks 3007 through 3009.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-703 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 7. Representatives in Congress
§ 8–703LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The second congressional district consists of the following parts of Baltimore City:
(1)
ward 13, precincts 1, 2, and 4;
(2)
ward 27, precincts 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, and 49;
(3)
that part of ward 13, precinct 3 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 1306.00, blocks 4002 and 4003;
(ii)
census tract 1307.00, blocks 4003, 4004, and 4006 through 4009;
(iii)
census tract 1308.04, blocks 1002 through 1010, 2000 through 2006, 2013, and 2016; and
(iv)
census tract 1308.06, block 1011;
(4)
that part of ward 13, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 1308.06, block 1012;
(5)
that part of ward 13, precinct 12 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 1306.00, blocks 4000 and 4001; and
(ii)
census tract 1307.00, blocks 2002, 2006 through 2010, 3000, 3002, 3003, 3005 through 3007, 4005, and 6003 through 6007;
(6)
that part of ward 13, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 1307.00, blocks 3001 and 3004;
(7)
that part of ward 27, precinct 38 that consists of census tract 2711.01, blocks 2000, 2001, 2003 through 2005, 3014, and 3015;
(8)
that part of ward 27, precinct 39 that consists of census tract 2712.00, blocks 3000 through 3008, 3012, and 3013; and
(9)
that part of ward 27, precinct 46 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 2711.02, block 1013; and
(ii)
census tract 2714.00, blocks 3000 through 3017.
(b)
The district also includes the following parts of Baltimore County:
(1)
election districts 4 through 6, 8, and 9;
(2)
election district 1, precincts 3, 4, 11 through 13, and 17;
(3)
election district 2, precincts 11 through 22, 24 through 27, 29, and 30;
(4)
election district 3, precincts 2 and 5 through 14;
(5)
election district 10, precincts 2 and 7;
(6)
election district 11, precincts 7 through 13, 15 through 19, 21, 25, and 27;
(7)
election district 14, precincts 1 through 7, 9, 10, and 12 through 14;
(8)
election district 15, precincts 3 through 5, 7 through 19, 23, 24, and 26;
(9)
that part of election district 1, precinct 2 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 4015.06, blocks 1000, 1001, and 1003; and
(ii)
census tract 4015.07, blocks 1003 through 1011, 1013 through 1016, 2000 through 2006, and 2008 through 2012;
(10)
that part of election district 1, precinct 9 that consists of census tract 4009.00, blocks 1000 through 1005, 1007, 1013, 1015, 1019, 1021, and 1022;
(11)
that part of election district 1, precinct 10 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 4009.00, blocks 1006, 1008 through 1012, 1014, 1016 through 1018, 1020, and 1023 through 1025;
(ii)
census tract 4010.00, blocks 1003 through 1005, 1010, 1015, and 2000 through 2010; and
(iii)
census tract 4014.00, blocks 1000 through 1003 and 1008 through 1016;
(12)
that part of election district 1, precinct 14 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 4004.00, blocks 4006 through 4009 and 5000 through 5006; and
(ii)
census tract 4005.00, block 1022;
(13)
that part of election district 2, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 4024.07, blocks 1004, 1007, 1008, 1010, and 1013 through 1015;
(14)
that part of election district 2, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 4026.04, blocks 1000 through 1007, 1011 through 1023, 2000, 2001, 2014 through 2019, and 2024;
(15)
that part of election district 7, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 4070.02, blocks 2052 and 2058;
(16)
that part of election district 7, precinct 3 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 4070.01, blocks 1000 through 1021 and 2007 through 2026; and
(ii)
census tract 4070.02, blocks 2056, 2059 through 2065, 2068, and 2069;
(17)
that part of election district 11, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 4113.02, blocks 1036, 1037, 1048, and 2027;
(18)
that part of election district 11, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 4114.06, block 2012;
(19)
that part of election district 11, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 4113.03, block 4000;
(20)
that part of election district 14, precinct 8 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 4404.00, blocks 2015 through 2017 and 3008 through 3017;
(ii)
census tract 4405.00, blocks 1015 and 1023 through 1027; and
(iii)
census tract 4410.00, blocks 1000 through 1017, 1019 through 1022, 2000, 2008, and 2014;
(21)
that part of election district 14, precinct 11 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 4411.01, blocks 1010 through 1012; and
(ii)
census tract 4411.02, blocks 1009, 2006, 2007, 2010 through 2012, and 3000 through 3007;
(22)
that part of election district 15, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 4523.00, block 2000; and
(23)
that part of election district 15, precinct 2 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 4501.00, blocks 1000 through 1021, 2000, 2001, 2009 through 2012, 2022 through 2027, and 3000 through 3052; and
(ii)
census tract 4512.00, blocks 1003, 1022 through 1025, 1027 through 1031, and 2033.
(c)
The district also includes the following parts of Carroll County:
(1)
election districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12; and
(2)
that part of election district 14, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 5141.00, blocks 1000 through 1009, 1013, and 2000 through 2022.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-704 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 7. Representatives in Congress
§ 8–704LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The third congressional district consists of Howard County.
(b)
The district also includes the following parts of Anne Arundel County:
(1)
election districts 2, 3, 5, and 6;
(2)
election district 1, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, and 26;
(3)
election district 4, precincts 14 and 15;
(4)
that part of election district 1, precinct 23 that consists of census tract 7406.01, blocks 2000 through 2015, 2037, and 2038;
(5)
that part of election district 4, precinct 2 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7403.03, block 2029; and
(ii)
census tract 7403.04, block 1003;
(6)
that part of election district 4, precinct 4 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7408.00, blocks 1003 through 1005, 1007, 1008, 1011, 1013 through 1025, 1027, 1028, 2000 through 2006, 2014 through 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2022; and
(ii)
census tract 7517.00, blocks 1000 through 1011 and 1017 through 1019;
(7)
that part of election district 4, precinct 7 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7403.05, block 1000;
(ii)
census tract 7406.01, blocks 2016 and 2017;
(iii)
census tract 7406.02, blocks 3000 and 3003; and
(iv)
census tract 7406.03, block 2001;
(8)
that part of election district 4, precinct 13 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7408.00, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1009, 1010, 1012, and 1026; and
(ii)
census tract 7410.00, blocks 1000 through 1005, 1007, and 2014 through 2019; and
(9)
that part of election district 4, precinct 26 that consists of census tract 7403.03, blocks 2027 and 2028.
(c)
The district also includes the following parts of Carroll County:
(1)
election district 13;
(2)
election district 14, precincts 2 and 3; and
(3)
that part of election district 14, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 5141.00, blocks 1010 through 1012.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-705 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 7. Representatives in Congress
§ 8–705LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The fourth congressional district consists of the following parts of Montgomery County:
(1)
election district 5, precincts 2, 19, 21, and 23;
(2)
that part of election district 5, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 7014.25, block 1001;
(3)
that part of election district 5, precinct 12 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7014.17, blocks 1004, 2002, and 2004 through 2006;
(ii)
census tract 7014.18, blocks 1000 through 1004 and 2000 through 2005; and
(iii)
census tract 7014.24, blocks 1000 through 1004, 2000 through 2005, 2007 through 2009, and 3000 through 3016;
(4)
that part of election district 5, precinct 17 that consists of census tract 7014.09, block 2012;
(5)
that part of election district 5, precinct 18 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7014.08, blocks 1000 through 1009 and 1012 through 1017;
(ii)
census tract 7014.26, blocks 2000 through 2008 and 2010 through 2013; and
(iii)
census tract 7014.27, blocks 1000 through 1007;
(6)
that part of election district 8, precinct 6 that consists of census tract 7013.16, block 2010; and
(7)
that part of election district 13, precinct 67 that consists of census tract 7017.04, blocks 2014 and 2015.
(b)
The district also includes the following parts of Prince George’s County:
(1)
election districts 1, 2, 10, 12, 16, 17, 18, and 19;
(2)
election district 5, precincts 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11;
(3)
election district 6, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 98, and 99;
(4)
election district 9, precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, and 13;
(5)
election district 13, precincts 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, and 99;
(6)
election district 14, precincts 2, 7, 8, 16, and 17;
(7)
election district 20, precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 97, 98, and 99;
(8)
election district 21, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 91, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, and 99;
(9)
that part of election district 5, precinct 2 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8013.07, blocks 1000 through 1012, 1014 through 1023, and 1025 through 1029; and
(ii)
census tract 8013.09, block 1009;
(10)
that part of election district 5, precinct 7 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8013.07, blocks 1024 and 2000 through 2020;
(ii)
census tract 8013.08, blocks 1000 through 1007 and 1010 through 1013; and
(iii)
census tract 8013.09, blocks 1000 through 1008, 1010, 1012 through 1025, and 2011;
(11)
that part of election district 5, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 8013.02, blocks 2000 and 2001;
(12)
that part of election district 6, precinct 10 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8019.04, blocks 1002, 1003, 1005, and 1006;
(ii)
census tract 8019.06, blocks 1000 through 1002, 1005, and 1006;
(iii)
census tract 8021.04, blocks 1001 through 1003 and 2000 through 2002; and
(iv)
census tract 8021.06, blocks 1002, 1003, 2000, 2001, 2005 through 2007, and 3000 through 3002;
(13)
that part of election district 6, precinct 23 that consists of census tract 8022.03, blocks 2000 through 2010;
(14)
that part of election district 7, precinct 22 that consists of census tract 8005.14, blocks 1001 through 1013, 2000 through 2018, and 3000 through 3004;
(15)
that part of election district 9, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 8019.04, blocks 1015, 1016, 1034, and 1035;
(16)
that part of election district 9, precinct 10 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8012.10, blocks 1011 and 1012;
(ii)
census tract 8012.11, blocks 2000, 2006 through 2008, 2012, and 2021;
(iii)
census tract 8012.16, blocks 2007 through 2016; and
(iv)
census tract 8012.17, blocks 1000 through 1012;
(17)
that part of election district 13, precinct 9 that consists of census tract 8022.04, blocks 4000 through 4002, 4004 through 4016, and 4021 through 4023;
(18)
that part of election district 13, precinct 10 that consists of census tract 8035.14, blocks 2000 through 2009 and 3000 through 3018;
(19)
that part of election district 13, precinct 14 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8035.20, block 3011;
(ii)
census tract 8035.21, blocks 1000 through 1035, 1042 through 1049, and 1054 through 1062; and
(iii)
census tract 8036.01, blocks 1026, 2000 through 2002, 2004 through 2006, and 2012 through 2014;
(20)
that part of election district 13, precinct 15 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8035.16, blocks 1000 through 1004, 2000, and 3004 through 3008; and
(ii)
census tract 8035.20, blocks 1000 and 2000;
(21)
that part of election district 13, precinct 23 that consists of census tract 8035.14, block 1015;
(22)
that part of election district 14, precinct 1 that consists of census tract 8004.09, block 1014;
(23)
that part of election district 14, precinct 12 that consists of census tract 8004.11, blocks 1017, 1020, 1022 through 1025, 2000 through 2008, and 2010;
(24)
that part of election district 14, precinct 15 that consists of census tract 8004.09, block 1018;
(25)
that part of election district 15, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 8022.04, blocks 4017, 4018, and 4020;
(26)
that part of election district 20, precinct 3 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8035.20, block 3008; and
(ii)
census tract 8036.01, blocks 1002, 1012 through 1025, 1027, and 2003; and
(27)
that part of election district 21, precinct 14 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8073.01, blocks 1002, 1003, 2000, and 2001;
(ii)
census tract 8073.04, blocks 1002 through 1010, 1014, 1015, and 1017 through 1020;
(iii)
census tract 8073.05, blocks 1000 and 2000;
(iv)
census tract 8074.05, blocks 3016 through 3018; and
(v)
census tract 8074.09, blocks 1001 through 1006.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-706 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 7. Representatives in Congress
§ 8–706LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The fifth congressional district consists of the following counties:
(1)
Calvert County;
(2)
Charles County; and
(3)
St. Mary’s County.
(b)
The district also includes the following parts of Anne Arundel County:
(1)
election district 7;
(2)
election district 1, precinct 99;
(3)
election district 4, precincts 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 99;
(4)
that part of election district 1, precinct 23 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7401.06, blocks 2008 through 2010 and 2016 through 2033;
(ii)
census tract 7404.00, blocks 1000 through 1004;
(iii)
census tract 7405.02, blocks 3000 through 3004; and
(iv)
census tract 7406.01, blocks 1000 through 1003 and 1014;
(5)
that part of election district 4, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 7403.04, blocks 1000 through 1002, 2000 through 2008, 2010, 2011, 3000 through 3002, 3015, 3017 through 3020, 3035, 3037, and 3038;
(6)
that part of election district 4, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 7408.00, block 1006;
(7)
that part of election district 4, precinct 7 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7403.05, blocks 1001 through 1010;
(ii)
census tract 7406.01, blocks 1004 through 1013 and 2018 through 2036;
(iii)
census tract 7406.02, blocks 1000 through 1016, 2000 through 2011, 3001, 3002, 3004, and 3005; and
(iv)
census tract 7406.03, blocks 2002 through 2056, 2059 through 2068, and 2070;
(8)
that part of election district 4, precinct 13 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7403.04, blocks 2013 through 2015; and
(ii)
census tract 7410.00, blocks 1006 and 1008 through 1010; and
(9)
that part of election district 4, precinct 26 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7403.04, blocks 3003 through 3014, 3016, 3022 through 3026, 3031 through 3034, and 3036; and
(ii)
census tract 7406.03, block 2069.
(c)
The district also includes the following parts of Prince George’s County:
(1)
election districts 3, 4, 8, and 11;
(2)
election district 5, precincts 1 and 12;
(3)
election district 7, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, and 24;
(4)
election district 9, precincts 6, 9, 11, 14, and 15;
(5)
election district 13, precincts 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, and 24;
(6)
election district 14, precincts 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, and 14;
(7)
election district 15, precincts 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6;
(8)
that part of election district 5, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 8013.07, block 1013;
(9)
that part of election district 5, precinct 7 that consists of census tract 8013.09, block 1011;
(10)
that part of election district 5, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 8013.02, blocks 1000 through 1019 and 2002 through 2019;
(11)
that part of election district 6, precinct 10 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8019.04, blocks 1000, 1001, and 1004;
(ii)
census tract 8021.04, block 1000; and
(iii)
census tract 8022.01, blocks 1028 through 1030, 1046, and 1047;
(12)
that part of election district 6, precinct 23 that consists of census tract 8022.01, blocks 1015 through 1023, 1026, and 1027;
(13)
that part of election district 7, precinct 22 that consists of census tract 8005.18, blocks 1001, 1006, and 1008;
(14)
that part of election district 9, precinct 3 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8011.05, blocks 1000 through 1011 and 2000 through 2018; and
(ii)
census tract 8011.06, blocks 1000 through 1009, 2000 through 2003, and 3000 through 3012;
(15)
that part of election district 9, precinct 10 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8012.11, blocks 2001 through 2005; and
(ii)
census tract 8012.14, block 2017;
(16)
that part of election district 13, precinct 9 that consists of census tract 8035.12, blocks 1000 through 1028, 2006 through 2010, 2012 through 2014, 3004, and 3005;
(17)
that part of election district 13, precinct 10 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8035.12, blocks 3000 through 3003; and
(ii)
census tract 8035.13, blocks 1000 through 1002 and 2000 through 2003;
(18)
that part of election district 13, precinct 14 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8035.20, block 3010; and
(ii)
census tract 8035.21, blocks 1036 through 1041, 1050 through 1053, 2000 through 2002, and 2006 through 2009;
(19)
that part of election district 13, precinct 15 that consists of census tract 8035.20, blocks 1001 through 1009, 2006, and 2007;
(20)
that part of election district 13, precinct 23 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8035.14, blocks 1012 through 1014; and
(ii)
census tract 8035.27, blocks 1001, 1002, and 1007 through 1012;
(21)
that part of election district 14, precinct 1 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8004.03, block 1018;
(ii)
census tract 8004.09, blocks 1000 through 1009, 1011 through 1013, 2000, 2001, 3000 through 3008, and 3013; and
(iii)
census tract 8004.10, block 2030;
(22)
that part of election district 14, precinct 12 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8004.10, blocks 1013, 4012, 4014, and 4016; and
(ii)
census tract 8004.11, block 2009;
(23)
that part of election district 14, precinct 15 that consists of census tract 8004.09, blocks 1010, 1015 through 1017, 2008, and 2009;
(24)
that part of election district 15, precinct 2 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 8007.01, blocks 1001, 1004, 1008, 3018 through 3030, and 3036 through 3039; and
(ii)
census tract 8022.01, blocks 1000 through 1014, 1024, 1025, 1031 through 1045, and 1048 through 1058; and
(25)
that part of election district 20, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 8035.20, block 3005.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-707 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 7. Representatives in Congress
§ 8–707LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The sixth congressional district consists of the following counties:
(1)
Allegany County;
(2)
Frederick County;
(3)
Garrett County; and
(4)
Washington County.
(b)
The district also includes the following parts of Montgomery County:
(1)
election districts 2, 3, and 11;
(2)
election district 6, precincts 7, 10, 11, 15, and 16;
(3)
election district 9, precincts 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 39, 40, and 41;
(4)
election district 12, precincts 2, 3, 4, and 5;
(5)
that part of election district 6, precinct 3 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7006.04, blocks 3000 through 3009;
(ii)
census tract 7006.10, blocks 1000 through 1004, 1006, 1008 through 1018, 1022, 1026 through 1035, and 1037; and
(iii)
census tract 7006.14, block 3012;
(6)
that part of election district 6, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 7006.16, blocks 2000 and 3004;
(7)
that part of election district 6, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 7006.16, blocks 3002 and 3003;
(8)
that part of election district 9, precinct 2 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7007.18, blocks 3000 through 3015 and 4004;
(ii)
census tract 7007.27, blocks 1000 through 1010;
(iii)
census tract 7007.28, blocks 2013 through 2015 and 2019 through 2024;
(iv)
census tract 7007.31, blocks 1000 through 1018;
(v)
census tract 7007.32, blocks 1000 through 1018 and 2000 through 2005;
(vi)
census tract 7008.37, blocks 1000, 3000, and 3001; and
(vii)
census tract 7008.39, blocks 3000, 3001, 3007, and 3008;
(9)
that part of election district 9, precinct 5 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7007.13, block 1000;
(ii)
census tract 7008.12, blocks 1000 through 1006, 1010 through 1013, and 2009; and
(iii)
census tract 7008.13, blocks 2003, 2006, 3006, and 4000 through 4003;
(10)
that part of election district 9, precinct 10 that consists of census tract 7007.28, blocks 1001, 2000 through 2012, 2016 through 2018, and 2025 through 2033;
(11)
that part of election district 9, precinct 12 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7008.10, blocks 1000 through 1007, 2000 through 2008, 2011, and 2012; and
(ii)
census tract 7008.11, blocks 1000, 1003, 1004, 2004, and 2005;
(12)
that part of election district 9, precinct 32 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7007.20, block 2007; and
(ii)
census tract 7007.29, blocks 1004, 1005, and 1007;
(13)
that part of election district 9, precinct 33 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7008.36, block 2000; and
(ii)
census tract 7008.38, blocks 2002 through 2008 and 2013; and
(14)
that part of election district 12, precinct 1 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7002.04, blocks 1002, 1014, and 1016 through 1019;
(ii)
census tract 7002.06, blocks 3001 through 3004 and 3011; and
(iii)
census tract 7002.08, blocks 1000, 1003 through 1005, and 2000 through 2007.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-708 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 7. Representatives in Congress
§ 8–708LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The seventh congressional district consists of the following parts of Baltimore City:
(1)
wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 28;
(2)
ward 13, precincts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11;
(3)
ward 27, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, and 67;
(4)
that part of ward 13, precinct 3 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 1306.00, blocks 1007, 1023, 4004, 4005, and 4007 through 4009;
(ii)
census tract 1308.04, blocks 2007 through 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2017 through 2022; and
(iii)
census tract 1308.06, block 1021;
(5)
that part of ward 13, precinct 5 that consists of census tract 1308.06, blocks 1002 through 1009, 1013 through 1020, 1025, and 1026;
(6)
that part of ward 13, precinct 12 that consists of census tract 1306.00, blocks 3000, 3001, and 4006;
(7)
that part of ward 13, precinct 13 that consists of census tract 1306.00, block 2000;
(8)
that part of ward 27, precinct 38 that consists of census tract 2711.01, blocks 1000 through 1005, 2002, and 3000 through 3013;
(9)
that part of ward 27, precinct 39 that consists of census tract 2712.00, blocks 3009 through 3011 and 3014 through 3020; and
(10)
that part of ward 27, precinct 46 that consists of census tract 2711.02, blocks 1012, 1024, 1025, and 1031.
(b)
The district also includes the following parts of Baltimore County:
(1)
election districts 12 and 13;
(2)
election district 1, precincts 1, 5 through 8, 15, and 16;
(3)
election district 2, precincts 1, 2, 4 through 7, 9, 10, 23, 28, and 31;
(4)
election district 3, precincts 1, 3, and 4;
(5)
election district 15, precincts 20 through 22;
(6)
that part of election district 1, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 4015.07, blocks 1000 through 1002 and 1012;
(7)
that part of election district 1, precinct 9 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 4008.00, blocks 1000 through 1025 and 2000 through 2016; and
(ii)
census tract 4010.00, blocks 1000, 1001, 1006 through 1009, and 1012 through 1014;
(8)
that part of election district 1, precinct 10 that consists of census tract 4010.00, blocks 1002 and 1011;
(9)
that part of election district 1, precinct 14 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 4004.00, blocks 2007 through 2014 and 5007 through 5009; and
(ii)
census tract 4925.00, blocks 1000 through 1007;
(10)
that part of election district 2, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 4024.07, blocks 1000 through 1003, 1005, 1006, 1009, 1011, and 1012;
(11)
that part of election district 2, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 4023.05, blocks 1000 and 1001;
(12)
that part of election district 14, precinct 8 that consists of census tract 4410.00, blocks 2001 through 2007, 2009 through 2013, and 2015 through 2025;
(13)
that part of election district 14, precinct 11 that consists of census tract 4411.02, blocks 4000 through 4018;
(14)
that part of election district 15, precinct 1 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 4523.00, blocks 1000 through 1021 and 2001 through 2040; and
(ii)
census tract 4524.00, blocks 1016 through 1025, 1049, and 1050; and
(15)
that part of election district 15, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 4501.00, blocks 2002 through 2008, 2013 through 2021, and 2028 through 2030.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-709 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 7. Representatives in Congress
§ 8–709LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The eighth congressional district consists of the following parts of Montgomery County:
(1)
election districts 1, 4, 7, and 10;
(2)
election district 5, precincts 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 22;
(3)
election district 6, precincts 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 14;
(4)
election district 8, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15;
(5)
election district 9, precincts 4, 9, 14, 21, 22, 31, 36, 37, and 38;
(6)
election district 13, precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, and 71;
(7)
that part of election district 5, precinct 4 that consists of census tract 7014.25, blocks 1000 and 1002 through 1004;
(8)
that part of election district 5, precinct 12 that consists of census tract 7014.24, block 2006;
(9)
that part of election district 5, precinct 17 that consists of census tract 7014.14, blocks 1000 through 1017, 2000 through 2007, and 3000 through 3011;
(10)
that part of election district 5, precinct 18 that consists of census tract 7014.08, block 1011;
(11)
that part of election district 6, precinct 3 that consists of census tract 7006.04, block 3010;
(12)
that part of election district 6, precinct 5 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7006.15, blocks 1000 through 1011 and 2000 through 2007; and
(ii)
census tract 7006.16, blocks 1005 through 1007, 1013, 2001 through 2006, and 3013;
(13)
that part of election district 6, precinct 13 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7006.06, blocks 3000 and 3011; and
(ii)
census tract 7006.16, blocks 1000 through 1004, 1008 through 1012, 3000, 3001, 3006 through 3012, and 3014 through 3016;
(14)
that part of election district 8, precinct 6 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7013.08, blocks 1000 through 1011; and
(ii)
census tract 7013.16, blocks 1000 through 1012, 2000 through 2009, 2011 through 2013, 3018, 4007, 4010, and 4012;
(15)
that part of election district 9, precinct 2 that consists of census tract 7007.18, blocks 1003, 1004, 4000 through 4003, 4005, and 4012;
(16)
that part of election district 9, precinct 5 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7008.10, block 3004;
(ii)
census tract 7008.11, block 2015;
(iii)
census tract 7008.12, blocks 1007 through 1009, 2005, and 2006; and
(iv)
census tract 7008.13, blocks 2000, 2001, 2004, and 2005;
(17)
that part of election district 9, precinct 10 that consists of census tract 7007.28, blocks 1000 and 1002 through 1005;
(18)
that part of election district 9, precinct 12 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7008.10, blocks 3000 through 3003 and 3005;
(ii)
census tract 7008.11, block 2008; and
(iii)
census tract 7008.13, block 2002;
(19)
that part of election district 9, precinct 32 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7007.20, blocks 1001 through 1004, 2006, and 3003 through 3005; and
(ii)
census tract 7007.29, blocks 1000 through 1002 and 1016;
(20)
that part of election district 9, precinct 33 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7008.36, block 2001;
(ii)
census tract 7008.38, blocks 1000 through 1002, 2000, 2001, 2009 through 2012, and 2014 through 2022; and
(iii)
census tract 7008.39, block 3009;
(21)
that part of election district 12, precinct 1 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7002.06, block 3000; and
(ii)
census tract 7002.08, block 2008; and
(22)
that part of election district 13, precinct 67 that consists of the following:
(i)
census tract 7017.01, blocks 3005 through 3010; and
(ii)
census tract 7017.04, blocks 1000, 1009 through 1022, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006 through 2013, and 2016 through 2023.
(b)
The district also includes that part of Prince George’s County that consists of that part of election district 21, precinct 14 that consists of census tract 8073.04, block 1016.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-710 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 7. Representatives in Congress
§ 8–710LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if there is a vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress, the Governor shall issue a proclamation, within 10 days after the date that the vacancy occurs or becomes known to the Governor, declaring that a special primary election and a special general election shall be held to fill the vacancy.
(2)
If the vacancy occurs during the period beginning 39 days before the regular primary election and ending on the last day of the term, the Governor may:
(i)
decline to issue a proclamation; and
(ii)
allow the office to remain vacant for the remainder of the term.
(b)
(1)
The Governor’s proclamation shall specify the dates of the special primary election and the special general election.
(2)
The special primary election shall be held on a Tuesday that is at least 80 days after the date of the proclamation.
(3)
The special general election shall be held on a Tuesday that is at least 70 days after the date of the special primary election.
(c)
(1)
The Governor shall:
(i)
immediately give public notice of the proclamation; and
(ii)
deliver the proclamation to the State Administrator.
(2)
The State Administrator shall:
(i)
immediately notify the State Board members and the local boards of the counties that comprise the congressional district;
(ii)
forward to each of those local boards a copy of the proclamation;
(iii)
direct the local boards of election to make the absentee ballot for the special primary election or special general election available to an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter, as defined under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, at least 45 days before the date of the special election; and
(iv)
ensure that the special election is conducted in compliance with all federal and State laws.
(d)
(1)
(i)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the vacancy occurs or becomes known to the Governor during the period beginning 120 days before the regular primary election for Representatives in Congress and ending 40 days before the primary election, the Governor’s proclamation shall order that:
(1)
the special primary election shall be merged with the regular primary election;
(2)
any individual who files a certificate of candidacy for the regular primary election shall be deemed to have filed a certificate of candidacy for the special primary election; and
(3)
except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, any other qualified individual may file a certificate of candidacy, for both the special primary election and the regular primary election, not later than 9 p.m. on the day that is 2 days after the issuance of the proclamation.
(ii)
A qualified individual may not file a certificate of candidacy under subparagraph (i)3 of this paragraph if there are 64 days or less before the date of the election.
(2)
A vote cast for a candidate in the merged primary election shall be deemed a vote for that candidate in both the special primary election and the regular primary election.
(3)
Two certificates of nomination, one for the special primary election and one for the regular primary election, shall be issued to each candidate nominated in the merged primary election.
(4)
Notwithstanding any provision of this article:
(i)
a nominee for the special primary election may decline the nomination by notifying the State Board not later than 5 p.m. on the Wednesday following the primary election;
(ii)
the appropriate political party shall fill the vacancy in nomination not later than 5 p.m. on the Thursday following the primary election; and
(iii)
a petition for recount and recanvas of the special primary election shall be filed not later than 5 p.m. on the Wednesday following the primary election.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-711 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 7. Representatives in Congress
§ 8–711LinkCopy Citation
(a)
At least 55 days before the special primary election, the State Board shall certify to the appropriate local boards the name, residence, and party affiliation of each candidate who qualifies to appear on the special primary election ballot.
(b)
At least 55 days before the special general election, the State Board shall certify to the appropriate local boards the name, residence, and party affiliation of each nominee who qualifies to appear on the special general election ballot.
Subtitle 8. Boards of Education
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-801 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 8. Boards of Education
§ 8–801LinkCopy Citation
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle and in Title 3 of the Education Article, the provisions of this article relating to the nomination and election of candidates to public office shall govern the nomination and election of members to an elected county board of education.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-802 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 8. Boards of Education
§ 8–802LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
(i)
Members of boards of education shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis.
(ii)
In a primary election to nominate board of education candidates, any registered voter of the county, regardless of party affiliation or lack of party affiliation, is eligible to vote in those contests for nomination.
(2)
Candidates for election to boards of education shall, without party designation or regard to party affiliation:
(i)
file certificates of candidacy;
(ii)
be certified to the ballot;
(iii)
appear on the ballot;
(iv)
be voted on; and
(v)
be nominated and elected.
(b)
This section does not apply to candidates for nomination or election to a board of education if Title 3 of the Education Article requires a partisan election.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-803 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 8. Boards of Education
§ 8–803LinkCopy Citation
(a)
Before certifying the name of a board of education candidate to appear on the ballot, the local board shall determine whether the candidate qualifies as provided under Title 3 of the Education Article and Title 5 of this article.
(b)
Unless Title 3 of the Education Article requires a partisan election, an individual may not qualify as a board of education candidate or nominee by filing a petition or being nominated by a political party.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-804 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 8. Boards of Education
§ 8–804LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In each year that one or more members of a board of education are to be elected, candidates shall be nominated at the primary election.
(b)
(1)
If a candidate dies or becomes disqualified before the ballots are printed, or at a time when the ballots can be reprinted, the name of the candidate may not appear on the ballot.
(2)
If a candidate dies or becomes disqualified after the ballots are printed and too late for the ballot to be reprinted, any votes cast for that candidate may not be counted.
(c)
(1)
The candidates, equal in number to twice the number of offices to be filled, who receive the largest number of votes in the primary election shall be the nominated candidates.
(2)
If two or more candidates each receive the lowest number of votes necessary to qualify for nomination, creating a tie for the last nomination for the office to be filled, each shall be a nominated candidate.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-805 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 8. Boards of Education
§ 8–805LinkCopy Citation
(a)
(1)
If, after the primary election but before the general election, a nominee dies, declines the nomination, or becomes disqualified before the ballots are printed or at a time when the ballots can be reprinted, the name of the nominee may not appear on the ballot.
(2)
If the number of remaining nominees is less than the number of offices to be filled, a new nominee shall be appointed in the same manner as provided in the Education Article for filling a vacancy on the board of education.
(b)
If a nominee dies, declines the nomination, or is disqualified after the ballots are printed and too late for the ballot to be reprinted, and if that nominee receives sufficient votes to have been elected, the office shall be deemed vacant and shall be filled as if the vacancy had occurred during the term of office.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-806 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 8. Boards of Education
§ 8–806LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In a general election for board of education members, a voter may vote for a number of nominees equal to the number of members to be elected.
(b)
(1)
The nominees, equal in number to the number of offices to be filled, who receive the largest number of votes in a general election shall be declared elected.
(2)
(i)
If two or more nominees each receive the lowest number of votes necessary to qualify for election, creating a tie for the last office to be filled, the office shall be considered vacant.
(ii)
A vacancy occurring under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be filled:
(1)
as if the vacancy occurred during the term of office for which the election is being held; and
(2)
by the selection of one of the nominees who ties in the general election.