Maryland Election Law Section 8-701

      (a)      The State is divided into eight districts for the election of the State's Representatives in Congress.

      (b)      (1)      The descriptions of congressional districts in this subtitle include the references indicated.

            (2)      The references to:

                  (i)      election districts and wards are to the geographical boundaries of the election districts and wards as they existed on April 1, 2000; and

                  (ii)      precincts are to the geographical boundaries of the precincts as reviewed and certified by the local boards or their designees, before they were reported to the U.S. Bureau of the Census as part of the 2000 census redistricting data program and as those precinct lines are specifically indicated in the P.L. 94-171 data or shown on the P.L. 94-171 census block maps provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and as reviewed and corrected by the Maryland Department of Planning.