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Ch. 295
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1996
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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right to vote for a candidate OR QUESTION at the
approaching election, the circuit court for any county or
one of the judges of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City
[may], by order, MAY require the board to correct the
error or to show cause why [such] THE error should not be
corrected.
16-5.
(c) The titles of offices may be arranged
horizontally or vertically on the ballots, with the names
of candidates for an office arranged longitudinally under
or transversely opposite the title of his office. The
titles of offices shall be so arranged that: (1) there
shall first appear those titles of public offices for
which the voters of the entire State or of an entire
congressional district may vote as follows: President and
Vice-President, Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
Comptroller, Attorney General, U. S. Senator,
Representative; (2) there shall next appear the titles of
offices of the Senate and House of Delegates of the
General Assembly of Maryland; (3) [There shall next
appear the titles of the offices of Mayor, president of
the city council, Comptroller and members of the City
Council of Baltimore City or county executive and county
council or county commissioners of the respective
counties; (4)] there shall next appear the titles of
candidates for judge of the Court of Appeals and the
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, of the circuit
courts of the several counties, and of the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City; (4) THERE SHALL NEXT APPEAR THE TITLES
OF THE OFFICES OF MAYOR, PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
COMPTROLLER AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE
CITY OR COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND COUNTY COUNCIL OR COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE RESPECTIVE COUNTIES; (5) there shall
next appear, IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER, the titles of
offices for which the voters of the respective counties
or Baltimore City may vote, including, but not limited
to, the offices of Treasurer, State's Attorney, [clerks]
CLERK of the circuit [courts of] COURT IN the several
counties [and of the several courts comprising the
Supreme Bench of] OR CLERKS OF THE SUPERIOR COURT,
CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1, CIRCUIT COURT NO. 2, CRIMINAL COURT,
BALTIMORE CITY COURT AND COURT OF COMMON PLEAS IN
Baltimore City, register of wills, judges of the orphans
courts[, sheriff and surveyor], AND SHERIFF; (6) the
titles of party offices shall follow the titles of public
offices on all ballots.
16-9.
(b) On or before the fifteenth day preceding an
election, the board shall mail to the chairman of the
city or county committee, as the case may be, of each
political party [entitled under existing law to
participate in primary elections within the city or
county,] AS DEFINED IN § 1-1(A) (15) AND TO EACH
CANDIDATE WHO IS NOT A CANDIDATE OR NOMINEE OF A
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