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PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor
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Ch. 291
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(2) The fifth day following the death, declination, or disqualification of
the nominee.
(c) (1) The vacancy shall be filled by the central committee of the same
political party as the individual vacating the nomination.
(2) If the office is to be voted on by the voters of the entire county, the
vacancy shall be filled by the central committee of that county.
(3) If the office is voted on only by the voters of one legislative district
and the central committee is elected by legislative district, the vacancy shall be filled
by the members of the central committee of that legislative district.
(4) If the office is for representative in Congress and is a district that is
wholly within one county, the vacancy shall be filled by the central committee for that
county.
(5) By the deadline prescribed in subsection (b) of this section:
(i) The applicable central committee shall file a certificate of
designation with the local board; and
(ii) The successor nominee designated by the applicable central
committee under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall file a certificate of
candidacy with the applicable board.
(d) If the vacancy results because of a tie vote between two or more
candidates, the nominee selected by the central committee under this section shall be
one of those candidates.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 5-1004.
In subsection (a) of this section, the phrase "by a central committee, in that
county" is added for clarity.
No other changes are made.
Defined terms: "Candidate" § 1-101
"Local board" § 1-101
5-1005.
(a) This section applies:
(1) To the nominees of a Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit; and
(2) Whether or not a certificate of nomination has been issued to the
nominees by the State Board.
(b) (1) If, after the primary election, a candidate for Lieutenant Governor
dies, declines the nomination, or becomes disqualified, the remaining nominee for
Governor of that unit may designate a successor nominee for Lieutenant Governor.
(2) By the fifth day following the day of the death, declination, or
disqualification of the nominee for Lieutenant Governor:
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