2022 Gubernatorial Elections: Primary, June 28, 2022; General, November 8, 2022 MD State Board of Elections 151 West Street - PO Box 6486 Annapolis, MD 21401 Actual Date Adjusted Date Date Time1,2 Event Name Description Computation Legal Authority3 State Personnel & Friday, January 1, 2021 New Year's Day State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 Wednesday, January 13, 2021 General Assembly Convenes Lasts 90 days. 2nd Wednesday in January. MD Const. Art. III, § 14 State Personnel & Monday, January 18, 2021 Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 Deadline to file annual campaign finance report for all Wednesday, January 20, 2021 11:59 pm Campaign Finance Report 3rd Wednesday in January. EL § 13-309(b)(2) political committees. State Personnel & Monday, February 15, 2021 President's Day State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 First day candidates for the 2022 election can file a 1 year before the deadline to file a Certificate of Tuesday, February 23, 2021 COB Begin Candidate Filing SBE Policy Certificate of Candidacy. Candidacy. Monday, April 12, 2021 General Assembly Ends Lasts 90 days. 90 days after General Assembly convenes. MD Const. Art. III, § 15 Deadline for petition sponsor to submit to SBE a request Request for Advance Determination of Sufficiency for 2021 At least 30 days before the deadline to file a Saturday, May 1, 2021 Monday, May 3, 2021 COB for advance determination of sufficiency of a referendum EL § 6-210(a)(1) Referendum Petition petition. petition format. ** Deadline for SBE to determine sufficiency of a referendum Within 5 days of receiving the request for Saturday, May 8, 2021 Monday, May 10, 2021 COB Determination of Referendum Petition Format Sufficiency EL § 6-210(a)(2) petition format. advance determination. ** Notification of Outcome of Advance Determination of a Deadline for SBE to notify petition sponsor of the approval Within 2 business days after determining Wednesday, May 12, 2021 COB EL § 6-210(b) Referendum Petition Format or deficiency of referendum petition format. sufficiency of referendum petition format. State Personnel & Monday, May 31, 2021 Memorial Day State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 Petitions are filed with the Secretary of State Deadline for petition sponsor to file petition with Secretary Filing Referendum Petition on Acts of the 2021 General before the 1st day of June. (Date does not Monday, May 31, 2021 11:59 pm of State including at least one-third of the referendum MD Const. Art. XVI, § 3(b) Assembly move to next business day because of petition signatures and a petition fund report. holiday) Deadline for disclosure of contributions by persons doing Monday, May 31, 2021 Monday, May 31, 2021 Tuesday, June 1, 2021 11:59 pm Title 14 Contribution Report business with Maryland government and/or employing a Report due every May 31 and November 30. EL § 14-104(b)(2)(ii)(2) lobbyist. ** Deadline for the local boards to verify and count the first Sunday, June 20, 2021 Monday, June 21, 2021 COB Verification and Counting of Referendum Petition submission of the required signatures on the referendum Within 20 days after the filing of a petition. EL § 6-210(c) petition. ** Within 2 business days after verification and Deadline for SBE to certify the results of the first Wednesday, June 23, 2021 COB Certification of Referendum Petition counting is completed; deadline is extended if EL § 6-210(d) submission of the required signatures. judicial review is pending. Deadline for SBE to provide the local boards with the form Monday, June 28, 2021 Monday, June 28, 2021 Early Voting Center Approval Form At least one year before a primary election. COMAR 33.17.02.02A(1) for a proposed early voting center. Deadline for petition sponsor to submit to Secretary of Filing Referendum Petition on Acts of the 2021 General Petitions are filed with the Secretary of State by Wednesday, June 30, 2021 11:59 pm State the balance of referendum petition signatures and a MD Const. Art XVI, § 3(b) Assembly the 30th day of June. petition fund report. State Personnel & Monday, July 5, 2021 Independence Day State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 ** Deadline for petition sponsor to seek judicial review of Judicial Review of Referendum Petition Certification - First 10th day following SBE's determination on the Saturday, July 3, 2021 Monday, July 5, 2021 Tuesday, July 6, 2021 COB referendum petition certification of the first submission of EL § 6-210(e) Signature Submission certification of the first submission of signatures. the required signatures. ** Deadline for the local boards to verify and count the Within 20 days after the filing of the balance of a Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Tuesday, July 20, 2021 COB Verification and Counting of Referendum Petition EL § 6-210(c) balance of the signatures on the referendum petition. petition signatures. ** Within 2 business days after verification and Deadline for SBE to certify the results of the full counting of the balance of petition signatures is Thursday, July 22, 2021 COB Certification of Referendum Petition EL § 6-210(d) referendum petition verification. completed; deadline is extended if judicial review is pending. ** Judicial Review of Referendum Petition Certification - Deadline for petition sponsor to seek judicial review of 10th day following SBE's determination on the Sunday, August 1, 2021 Monday, August 2, 2021 COB EL § 6-210(e) Balance of Signatures Submission referendum petition certification. certification of the balance of signatures. State Personnel & Monday, September 6, 2021 Labor Day State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 Commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution and require public schools to celebrate the day and instill in Anniversary of signing of the U.S. Constitution Friday, September 17, 2021 Constitution Day and Citizenship Day students knowledge of history, importance, and the Education Art., § 7-116 on September 17, 1787. meaning of the U.S. Constitution and Maryland Constitution. State Personnel & Monday, October 11, 2021 Columbus Day State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 1 8/6/2021 2022 Gubernatorial Elections: Primary, June 28, 2022; General, November 8, 2022 MD State Board of Elections 151 West Street - PO Box 6486 Annapolis, MD 21401 Deadline for the State Administrator to determine the Determination of Number of Registered Voters (Early Voting number of active registered voters for use when Tuesday that is 8 months before a primary Tuesday, October 26, 2021 COMAR 33.17.02.01A(1) Centers) determining the number of early voting centers in each election. jurisdiction. Deadline for the State Administrator to provide the local Within 5 days of determination of number of Sunday, October 31, 2021 Monday, November 1, 2021 Notice of Number of Early Voting Centers boards with the number of early voting centers in each COMAR 33.17.02.01B registered voters. jurisdiction. State Personnel & Thursday, November 11, 2021 Veteran's Day State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 State Personnel & Thursday, November 25, 2021 Thanksgiving State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 State Personnel & Friday, November 26, 2021 American Indian Heritage Day State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 Deadline for the local boards to submit to SBE a form for Sunday, November 28, 2021 Monday, November 29, 2021 Early Voting Center Approval Form At least 7 months before a primary election. COMAR 33.17.02.02A(2) each proposed early voting center. Deadline for disclosure of contributions by persons doing Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Tuesday, November 30, 2021 11:59 pm Title 14 Contribution Report business with Maryland government and/or employing a Report due every May 31 and November 30. EL § 14-104(b)(2)(ii)(2) lobbyist. State Personnel & Friday, December 24, 2021 Christmas State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 Deadline for SBE, in collaboration with the local boards, to No later than 6 months before a primary EL § 10-301.1(c) (2009 Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Tuesday, December 28, 2021 COB Designation of Early Voting Centers designate early voting centers. election. Laws of Maryland) Deadline for the chairs of the principal political parties to Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Tuesday, December 28, 2021 COB Determination of Eligible Primary Election Voters notify SBE whether they will allow voters not affiliated with 6 months prior to a primary election. EL § 8-202(c) their political party to vote in the primary election. State Personnel & Friday, December 31, 2021 New Year's Day State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 Deadline for SBE to determine the number of registered Determination of Number of Registered Voters (Nomination January 1st of the year of a primary election for Saturday, January 1, 2022 Monday, January 3, 2022 voters required to satisfy the requirement for a nomination EL § 5-703(e)(3) Petition) which the nomination is sought. by petition. Wednesday, January 12, 2022 General Assembly Convenes Lasts 90 days. 2nd Wednesday in January. MD Const. Art. III, § 14 State Personnel & Monday, January 17, 2022 Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday State holiday. SBE and most local boards will be closed. Pensions Art., § 9-201 Deadline to file annual campaign finance report for all Wednesday, January 19, 2022 11:59 pm Campaign Finance Report 3rd Wednesday in January.