Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB357: Municipalities - Election Dates - Reporting Requirements
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Requiring the State Board of Elections and each municipality that has a website to display certain information relating to municipal elections on their websites; and requiring each municipality to include the date of the next regular municipal election and each office to be voted on at the election in a certain report submitted to the State Board.
What the bill says
An act concerning Municipalities - Election Dates - Reporting Requirements FOR the purpose of requiring each municipality to report municipal election dates to the State Board of Elections; requiring the State Board, each local board of elections, of Elections and certain municipalities to display certain information relating to municipal elections on their websites; requiring each municipality to include the date of the next regular municipal election and each office to be voted on at the election in a certain report submitted to the State Board…
From the enrolled text, May 19, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Municipalities - Election Dates - Reporting Requirements FOR the purpose of requiring each municipality to report municipal election dates to the State Board of Elections; requiring the State Board, each local board of elections, of Elections and certain municipalities to display certain information relating to municipal elections on their websites; requiring each municipality to include the date of the next regular municipal election and each office to be voted on at the election in a certain report submitted to the State Board; and generally relating to the reporting of election dates by municipalities. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Local Government Section 4-108.5 Annotated Code of Maryland (2013 Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Local Government 4-108.5. (a) In this section, "State Board" means the State Board of Elections. (B) (1) NOT LESS THAN 6 MONTHS BEFORE EACH REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION, THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL REPORT TO THE STATE BOARD THE DATE OF THE ELECTION. (2) WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS AFTER A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION IS SCHEDULED, THE MUNICIPALITY SHALL REPORT TO THE STATE BOARD THE DATE OF THE ELECTION. (C) (B) (1) THE STATE BOARD SHALL PROMINENTLY DISPLAY ON THE STATE BOARD'S WEBSITE: (I) A LIST …