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Ch. 291
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(1) An office to be voted upon by the voters of the entire State;
(2) The General Assembly of Maryland;
(3) Representative in Congress;
(4) The office of judge of the circuit court for a county; or
(5) An office of elected delegates to a presidential national convention
provided for under Title 8, Subtitle 5 of this article.
(c) If the candidacy is for an office other than an office described in subsection
(b) of this section, the certificate of candidacy shall be filed with the local board of the
applicable county.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 5-302.
No changes are made.
5-303.
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a certificate of
candidacy shall be filed as follows:
(1) For candidates for offices other than delegate to the Democratic
National Convention, not later than 9 p.m. on the Monday that is 10 weeks or 70 days
before the day on which the primary election will be held; and
(2) For candidates for delegate to the Democratic National Convention,
between 9 a.m. on the first regular business day of the year in which the President of
the United States is elected and 5 p.m. on the day that is 1 week later than that day.
(b) A certificate of candidacy for an office to be filled by a special election
under this article shall be received and filed in the office of the appropriate board not
later than 5 p.m. on the Monday that is 3 weeks or 21 days prior to the date for the
special primary election specified by the Governor in the proclamation for the special
primary election.
(c) The certificate of candidacy for the election of a write-in candidate shall be
filed by the earlier of:
(1) 7 days after a total expenditure of at least $51 is made to promote the
candidacy by [the candidate or a political committee authorized by] A CAMPAIGN
FINANCE ENTITY OF the candidate; or
(2) 5 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the day of the election for which
the certificate is filed.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 5-303.
In subsection (c)(1) of this section, the reference to "a campaign finance
entity of" the candidate is substituted for the former reference to "the
candidate or a political committee authorized by" the candidate for clarity
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