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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 291
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(e) (1) The constitution and bylaws of a new political party shall:
(i) Comply with the requirements of § 4-204 of this title; and
(ii) Be adopted by the individuals designated in the petition as the
initial governing body at an organizational meeting held within 90 days after the date
of the filing of the last qualifying signature on its petition.
(2) The individual designated in the petition as the State chairman of
the political party shall convene the organizational meeting under paragraph (1)(ii) of
this subsection and shall preside as president pro tem of the meeting until party
officers are elected.
(f) Unless a new political party is required to hold a primary election to
nominate its candidates under Title 8 of this article, the new political party may
nominate its candidates by:
(1) Petition in accordance with Title 5 of this article; or
(2) If at least 1% of the State's registered voters, as of January 1 in the
year of the election, are affiliated with the political party, convention in accordance
with rules adopted by the political party.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 4-102.
The only changes are in style.
4-103.
(a) (1) Unless extended pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a new
political party shall retain its status as a political party until December 31 in the year
of the second statewide general election following the party's qualification under §
4-102 of this subtitle.
(2) [Thereafter, the] THE political party shall retain its status as a
political party through either of the following:
(i) If the political party has nominated a candidate for the highest
office on the ballot in a statewide general election, and the candidate receives at least
1% of the total vote for that office, the political party shall retain its status through
December 31 in the year of the next following general election; or
(ii) If the State voter registration totals, as of December 31, show
that at least 1% of the State's registered voters are affiliated with the political party,
the political party shall retain its status until the next following December 31.
(b) The State Board shall promptly notify the State chairman of a group that
loses its status as a political party.
(c) A group that loses its status as a political party may regain that status
only by complying with all the requirements for qualifying as a new party under §
4-101 of this subtitle.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 4-103.
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