Section 8-201 - Date of the primary. - Maryland Statutes

§ 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.]