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Ch. 291
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(3) The number of registered voters required to satisfy the requirements
of paragraph (1) of this section shall be determined as of the deadline for changing
party affiliation before the primary election for which the nomination is sought.
(f) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a petition that
contains the required number of signatures specified under subsection (e)(1) of this
section shall be filed with the appropriate board by 5 p.m. on the first Monday in
August in the year in which the general election is held.
(2) In a special election to fill a vacancy in the office of Representative in
Congress, a petition that contains the required number of signatures shall be filed
with the State Board by 5 p.m. on the day of the special primary election.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 5-703.
No changes are made.
5-704.
An individual who seeks election as a write-in candidate shall file a certificate
of candidacy as required under § 5-303 of this title.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 5-704.
No changes are made.
5-705.
(a) A certificate of nomination that entitles a candidate for public office to
have the candidate's name listed on the general election ballot and submitted to the
voters at the general election shall be issued in accordance with this section.
(b) (1) The State Board shall issue a certificate of nomination to each
candidate who files a certificate of candidacy with the State Board and who qualifies
for the nomination.
(2) The local board with which a candidate files a certificate of candidacy
shall issue a certificate of nomination to each candidate who qualifies for the
nomination.
(3) A political party may have only one candidate as its nominee for any
position to be filled in a general election.
(4) A certificate of nomination may not contain the name of more than
one nominee for each office to be filled at the election.
(c) Following the certification of the primary elections returns by the board
responsible for the certification of the results of that election, that board shall issue a
certificate of election to:
(1) Each candidate for delegate to a national party convention who is
certified by the State Board to have been elected in accordance with the party's rules;
and
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