![[photo, State House (from Francis St.), Annapolis, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/25ind/images/statehouse/1198-1-4458b.jpg)
In Maryland, State employee holidays include each statewide general election day, and each other day that the President of the United States or the Governor designates for general cessation of business (Chapter 347, Acts of 1996; Code State Personnel and Pensions Article, sec. 9-201). Several holidays formerly observed for State employees were abolished as such in 1996. These included Lincoln's Birthday (Feb. 12), Maryland Day (March 25), Good Friday, and Defender's Day (Sept. 12) (Chapter 347, Acts of 1996).
State House (from Francis St.), Annapolis, Maryland, July 2010. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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| January 2 (Monday) | New Year's Day* (observed) |
| January 16 (Monday) | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday* (observed) |
| February 20 (third Monday) | Presidents' Day |
| May 29 (Monday) | Memorial Day |
| July 4 (Tuesday) | Independence Day |
| September 4 (first Monday) | Labor Day |
| October 9 (Monday) | Columbus Day* (observed) |
| November 10 (Friday) | Veterans' Day* (observed) |
| November 23 (fourth Thursday) | Thanksgiving Day |
| November 24 (Friday after Thanksgiving) | American Indian Heritage Day |
| December 25 (Monday) | Christmas Day |
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2016
January 1 (Friday)
New Year's Day
January 18 (Monday)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday* (observed)
February 15 (third Monday)
Presidents' Day
May 30 (Monday)
Memorial Day
July 4 (Monday)
Independence Day
September 5 (first Monday)
Labor Day
October 10 (Monday)
Columbus Day* (observed)
November 8 (Tuesday)
Presidential Election Day
November 11 (Friday)
Veterans' Day
November 24 (fourth Thursday)
Thanksgiving Day
November 25 (fourth Friday)
American Indian Heritage Day
December 26 (Monday)
Christmas Day (observed)
*If the U.S. Congress designates another day for observance, the day named by Congress becomes the legal date.
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