Government of Maryland

Government of Maryland
Great Seal of the State of Maryland
Polity type	Sub-national administrative division (federated state)
Part of	United States of America
Constitution	Constitution of Maryland
Legislative branch
Name	General Assembly
Type	Bicameral
Meeting place	Maryland State House
Upper house
Name	Senate
Presiding officer	Bill Ferguson, President
Lower house
Name	House of Delegates
Presiding officer	Adrienne A. Jones, Speaker
Executive branch
Head of State and Government
Title	Governor
Currently	Wes Moore
Appointer	Election
Cabinet
Name	Maryland executive council
Leader	Governor
Deputy leader	Lieutenant Governor
Headquarters	State House
Judicial branch
Name	Judiciary of Maryland
Courts	Courts of Maryland
Supreme Court of Maryland
Chief judge	Matthew J. Fader
Seat	Annapolis

The government of Maryland is conducted according to the Maryland Constitution. The United States is a federation; consequently, the government of Maryland, like the other 49 state governments, has exclusive authority over matters that lie entirely within the state's borders, except as limited by the Constitution of the United States.

Administrative influence in Maryland is divided among three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. Unlike most other states,^[1] significant autonomy is granted to many of Maryland's counties.^[2]

Most of the business of government is done in Annapolis, the state capital. However, some cabinet level and state officials have their offices in Baltimore. Virtually all state and county elections are held in even-numbered years not divisible by four, in which the President of the United States is not elected—this, as in other states, is intended to divide state and federal politics.