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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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Ch.120
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5-703.1.
(A) EXCEPT FOR A CANDIDATE FOR A NONPARTISAN COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION, THIS SECTION APPLIES TO ANY CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
SUBJECT TO THIS TITLE.
(B) A CANDIDATE FOR A PUBLIC OFFICE MAY BE NOMINATED BY A POLITICAL
PARTY UNDER THIS SUBTITLE IF THE POLITICAL PARTY IS NOT REQUIRED TO
NOMINATE ITS CANDIDATES BY PARTY PRIMARY.
(C) (1) A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE WHO SEEKS POLITICAL PARTY
NOMINATION UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL FILE A DECLARATION OF INTENT TO
SEEK POLITICAL PARTY NOMINATION.
(2) THE DECLARATION OF INTENT SHALL BE FILED WITH THE BOARD AT
WHICH THE CANDIDATE FILES A CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY UNDER SUBTITLE 3 OF
THIS TITLE.
(3) THE DECLARATION OF INTENT SHALL BE FILED AS FOLLOWS:
(I) IN A YEAR IN WHICH THE GOVERNOR IS ELECTED, BY THE DATE
AND TIME SPECIFIED FOR A CANDIDATE TO FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY;
(II) IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE PRESIDENT AND MAYOR OF
BALTIMORE CITY ARE ELECTED, BY JULY 1; AND
(III) FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY:
1. FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, BY THE DATE AND
TIME SPECIFIED IN THE GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION FOR A CANDIDATE TO FILE A
CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY; OR
2. FOR A LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICE, BY THE DATE AND TIME
SPECIFIED IN THE COUNTY PROCLAMATION FOR A CANDIDATE TO FILE A
CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY.
(4) A CANDIDATE WHO SEEKS NOMINATION BY POLITICAL PARTY MAY
NOT BE CHARGED A FEE FOR FILING THE DECLARATION OF INTENT.
(D) (1) A CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC OFFICE WHO SEEKS NOMINATION BY
POLITICAL PARTY SHALL FILE A CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY NOT LATER THAN 5
P.M. ON THE FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST IN THE YEAR OF THE GENERAL ELECTION
FOR THE OFFICE.
(2) EXCEPT FOR THE TIME OF FILING, THE CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY
FOR A CANDIDATE WHO SEEKS NOMINATION BY POLITICAL PARTY SHALL COMPLY
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY UNDER SUBTITLE 3
OF THIS TITLE.
(E) A CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION BY POLITICAL PARTY MAY NOT HAVE THE
CANDIDATE'S NAME PLACED ON THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT UNLESS THE
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