State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Maryland > Election-law > Title-8 > Subtitle-2 > 8-201§ 8-201. Date of the primary.
(a) In general.-
(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 second Tuesday after the first Monday in September; and
(ii) in the year in which the President of the United States is elected, on the second Tuesday in February.
(b) Baltimore City municipal primary.- In Baltimore City, there shall be a primary election for municipal offices on the second Tuesday following the first Monday in September in the year following the election of the Governor.
[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 8-201; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4; 2007, ch. 219.]
