# Election Law (GEL)

## Title 8. Elections

### Subtitle 3. General Elections

#### Section 8-301

(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.

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Md. Code Ann., Election Law (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)