ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 222

CHAPTER 222
(Senate Bill 244)

AN ACT concerning

Election Law - Presidential Election Procedures - Deadlines

FOR the purpose of altering certain deadlines and procedures relating to certain
candidates as presidential or vice presidential nominees; altering the
withdrawal deadline for certain candidates; altering the deadline for naming a
replacement candidate for a presidential delegate; specifying a period in which a
petition candidate may file as a presidential nominee; specifying a date prior to
a general election by which a political party must certify its presidential electors
to the State Board; altering the dates by which the State Board must certify the
content and arrangement of the primary ballot in the year of a presidential
election; and generally relating to certain procedures, deadlines, and
requirements relating to the presidential election process.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Election Law

Section 5-301, 5-502, 8-501 through 8-503, and 9-207
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2003 Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Election Law

5-301.

(a)     An individual may become a candidate for a public or party office only if:

(1)     the individual files a certificate of candidacy in accordance with this
subtitle; and

(2)     the individual does not file a certificate of withdrawal under Subtitle
5 of this title.

(b)     The appropriate board shall determine whether an individual filing a
certificate of candidacy meets the requirements of this article, including:

(1)     the voter registration and party affiliation requirements under
Subtitle 2 of this title; and

(2)     the campaign finance reporting requirements under Title 13 of this
article.

(c)      (1) On the certificate of candidacy, a candidate shall designate how the
candidate's name is to appear on the ballot.

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