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Ch. 291
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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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5-905.
(a) If only a single Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit files for the
nomination of a political party, and the candidate for Governor dies, withdraws the
candidacy, or is disqualified for any reason after the filing deadline specified under §
5-303 of this article, the remaining candidate for Lieutenant Governor is disqualified.
(b) (1) In the event of a vacancy in nomination under subsection (a) of this
section, the State central committee of the political party to which the candidates
belong shall select a successor candidate for Governor.
(2) The State central committee shall make its selection by the 10th day
following the death, withdrawal, or disqualification of the gubernatorial candidate.
(3) The candidate disqualified for the office of Lieutenant Governor
under subsection (a) of this section is eligible to be chosen as the successor candidate
for Governor.
(c) (1) The successor candidate for Governor selected by the State central
committee under subsection (b) of this section promptly shall select a successor
candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
(2) If the former candidate for Lieutenant Governor is not selected as the
successor candidate for Governor, that individual is eligible to be selected again as the
candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
(d) By the deadline date specified under subsection (b)(2) of this section for the
selection of the successor candidate for Governor by the appropriate State central
committee, in accordance with Subtitle 3 of this title:
(1) The State central committee making the selection shall file a
certificate of designation for those offices with the State Board for:
(i) Its successor candidate for Governor; and
(ii) The successor candidate for Lieutenant Governor designated
under subsection (c)(1) of this section; and
(2) The successor candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor each
shall file a certificate of candidacy for those offices with the State Board.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 5-905.
No changes are made.
Subtitle 10. Filling Vacancies in Nomination After a Primary Election.
5-1001.
(a) When a local board receives a certificate of designation and a certificate of
candidacy to fill a vacancy in nomination under this subtitle, it shall notify the State
Board of the change by the end of the next business day following the receipt of the
certificates.
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