Library Guides: Government Information: Maryland

Good Places to Start - General Information

Maryland.gov - The Maryland State Home Page
General Information - entry portal
Maryland State Documents Program’s Digital Depository
This digital depository. It includes lots of fulltext online Maryland State Documents. Fewer paper documents are being printed, so this is really the main Maryland State Document collection.
Maryland Government Resources Page
Maryland government page includes links to Maryland state governments, including those of counties and municipalities
Digital Maryland
Another digital repository which includes all sorts of Maryland information, including Maryland Government information
Maryland Manual
Shows organizational structure of the government of the state of Maryland, lists key personnel and contact numbers. Includes a link to employment opportunities with the State of Maryland. (also contains a printable copy of the Maryland Constitution)

Maryland State Archives This link opens in a new window
Archives of Maryland Online provides access to historical documents back to 1634 that form the constitutional,legal, legislative, judicial, & administrative basis of Maryland's government. Includes biographical information of key historical personages in Maryland government. Includes the Maryland Manual back to 1896.

Maryland Board of Elections
Here you can register to vote,look up your polling place, find links to the candidates who are running, and more...
Women's League of Voters
Not a Maryland government website, but a good site for finding mini-bios on candidates. It also allows you to compare two candidates side by side. Fill out form and then click on "Get personalized information on candidates and issues" ... then "Go to My Races". You can also register to vote through this website as long as it is before the deadline.
Maryland Board of Elections - Precinct Search Form
Fill out this form to verify your registration data. Then you can scroll down and search for lists of local candidates for your precinct. There are links to Facebook & Twitter for many of the candidates. You can also find a sample ballot for your precinct.

Governors' Office Webpage
Includes Bio, Executive Orders, etc.
Maryland Code of Regulations (COMAR)
COMAR is the official compilation of all regulations issued by agencies of the State of Maryland. The Maryland Register is COMAR’s temporary supplement, printing all changes to regulations as soon as they occur. At least once annually, the changes to regulations printed in the Maryland Register are incorporated into COMAR by means of permanent supplements. How to Cite (
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COMAR regulations are cited by title number, subtitle number, chapter number, and regulation number. Example: COMAR 10.08.01.03 refers to Title 10, Subtitle 08, Chapter 01, Regulation 03.
Maryland Register
The Maryland Register is COMAR’s temporary supplement, printing all changes to regulations as soon as they occur. At least once annually, the changes to regulations printed in the Maryland Register are incorporated into COMAR by means of permanent supplements. (Online version provides the most recent 18 months.)
Maryland State Agencies A-Z
Includes links to all state agencies

Judicial Branch
Maryland Court of Appeals
Maryland's highest court - in essence it is Maryland's Supreme Court

Maryland General Assembly
Maryland's legislative branch
Maryland Code
Click on Current Code from the Md General Assembly Note: It can be a task to search if you don't know the code number . . . perhaps the best way is to go to the Statutes search box using your topic words (e.g. landlord and tenant) to get parts of the code that deal with your topic.
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NOTE: We also have Michies Annotated Code in print in our Maryland State Documents Stacks | KFM1230 1973.A4