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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).
State House (from College Ave.), Annapolis, Maryland, February 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
For weather-related closings, announcements, and other information, see: www.dop.state.md.us/closing.htm
**When a holiday falls on a Saturday, for State employees it is observed the Friday before.
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2003
January 1 (Wednesday)
New Year's Day
January 20 (Monday)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday*
February 17 (third Monday)
Presidents' Day
May 26 (Monday)
Memorial Day*
July 4 (Friday)
Independence Day
September 1 (first Monday)
Labor Day
October 13 (Monday)
Columbus Day*
November 11 (Tuesday)
Veterans' Day
November 27 (fourth Thursday)
Thanksgiving Day
November 28 (fourth Friday)
Friday after Thanksgiving Day
December 25 (Thursday)
Christmas Day
2002
January 1 (Tuesday)
New Year's Day
January 21 (Monday)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday*
February 18 (third Monday)
Presidents' Day
May 27 (Monday)
Memorial Day*
July 4 (Thursday)
Independence Day
September 2 (first Monday)
Labor Day
October 14 (Monday)
Columbus Day*
November 5 (Tuesday)
Election Day
November 11 (Monday)
Veterans' Day
November 28 (fourth Thursday)
Thanksgiving Day
November 29 (fourth Friday)
Friday after Thanksgiving Day
December 25 (Wednesday)
Christmas Day
*If the U.S. Congress designates another day for observance, the day named by Congress becomes the legal date.
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