# Local Government (GLG)

## Title 4. In General

### Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions

#### Section 4-108.5

(a) In this section, "State Board" means the State Board of Elections.

(b)

  (1) The State Board shall prominently display on the State Board's website:

    (i) a list of all upcoming regular municipal elections reported under subsection (d)(2) of this section that includes:

      (1) the name of the municipality;

      (2) the election date; and

      (3) each office to be voted on; and

    (ii) a list indicating which municipalities have not yet reported upcoming regular municipal elections under subsection (d)(2) of this section.

  (2) Each municipality that maintains a website shall prominently display on the municipality's website a list of all upcoming regular and special elections in the municipality, including:

    (i) the election date;

    (ii) whether the election is a regular or special municipal election; and

    (iii) each office to be voted on.

(c)

  (1)

    (i)

      (1) On or before the date that is 3 months before the candidate filing deadline for a regular municipal election, the municipality shall submit to the State Board the qualifications to be a candidate for each office on the municipal ballot.

      (2) Within 15 business days after a special municipal election is scheduled, the municipality shall report to the State Board:

      (A) the date of the special election;

      (B) each office on the special election ballot; and

      (C) the qualifications to be a candidate for each office on the special election ballot.

    (ii) Immediately after a municipality submits the information required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the State Board shall publish the information on the State Board's website.

  (2)

    (i) On or before the date that is 10 business days after the candidate filing deadline for a municipal election, including a special election, the municipality shall submit to the State Board:

      (1) a list of each qualified candidate for each office on the municipal ballot and, if the election is a partisan election, the party affiliation of each candidate; and

      (2) information on how to vote and where to vote in the municipal election.

    (ii) Immediately after a municipality submits the information required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the State Board shall publish the information on the State Board's website.

(d)

  (1)

    (i) The State Board shall, immediately after a municipality submits its election results, publish the election results on the State Board's website.

    (ii) The election results published under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be organized by election year and the name of the municipality.

  (2) Within 30 days after the results of a municipal election are certified, the municipality shall submit to the State Board an electronic copy of the election results for each office or question voted on at the election, including:

    (i) vote totals for each office or question reported separately by each of the following voting methods, if applicable:

      (1) in-person early voting;

      (2) mail-in voting or vote-by-mail;

      (3) provisional voting; and

      (4) in-person election day voting;

    (ii) if the municipality conducts partisan elections, the party affiliation of each candidate; and

    (iii)

      (1) the date of the next regular municipal election; and

      (2) each office to be voted on at the next regular municipal election.

(d)

  (1) In this subsection, "ranked-choice voting" means a method of casting and tabulating votes in which voters rank candidates in order of preference and votes are tabulated in a manner that reflects voter preference.

  (2) A municipality that conducts its elections using ranked-choice voting shall submit to the State Board the municipality's regulations for the tabulation of ranked-choice ballots.

  (3) The State Board shall publish the regulations submitted under paragraph (2) of this subsection on the State Board's website.

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Md. Code Ann., Local Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)