ues day , ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁" A cel a ▁primary " ▁voting ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁date ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁president ial ▁prim aries ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁The ▁Maryland ▁primary ▁is ▁a ▁closed ▁primary , ▁with ▁the ▁state ▁award ing ▁ 1 0 2 ▁deleg ates , ▁of ▁which ▁ 7 9 ▁are ▁p led ged ▁deleg ates ▁allocated ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁primary . ▁ ▁Pro cedure ▁ ▁Maryland ▁joins ▁several ▁n ort he astern ▁states ▁in ▁holding ▁prim aries ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁date ▁( A pril ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ), ▁often ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" A cel a ▁primary " ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁names ake ▁Am tra k ▁service . ▁ ▁V oting ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁throughout ▁the ▁state ▁from ▁ 7 : 0 0   a . m . ▁until ▁ 8 : 0 0   p . m . ▁In ▁the ▁closed ▁primary , ▁candidates ▁must ▁meet ▁a ▁threshold ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁percent ▁at ▁the ▁con gression al ▁district ▁or ▁state wide ▁level ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁vi able . ▁The ▁ 7 9 ▁p led ged ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Convention ▁will ▁be ▁allocated ▁proportion ally ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁primary . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 7 9 ▁p