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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 291
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elected from that county, the ballot shall provide that a voter may not vote for more
than that number of candidates from that specific county.
(2) In a legislative district where the delegates are to be elected by the
voters of a multimember subdistrict that contains more than two counties or parts of
more than two counties, a voter may cast a vote for the specified number of delegates
to be elected in the subdistrict without regard to the county of residence of the
candidate.
(j) (1) In a primary election:
(i) On a voting machine ballot, the names of the candidates for
party nomination shall be grouped together by party; and
(ii) On a document ballot, the ballot shall include only the names of
candidates for which the voter is entitled to vote.
(2) In a general election:
(i) On a voting machine ballot, the names of the candidates of a
political party shall be grouped together in adjacent rows or columns, and the
majority party candidates shall be placed in the first row or column, followed by the
candidates of the principal minority party, followed by other political parties in
descending order based on the number of voters registered with the party, and finally
by candidates not nominees of a political party; and
(ii) On a document ballot, for each office the names of candidates
shall be grouped together by party, with the majority party candidate or candidates
listed first, followed by the candidate or candidates of the principal minority party,
followed by the candidate or candidates of other political parties in descending order
based on the statewide registration of the party, and finally by candidates who are not
nominees of a political party.
(3) In both primary elections and general elections, when there is more
than one candidate of the same political party for nomination or election to an office,
the names of the candidates in the group shall be listed in alphabetical order by
surname. In the primary election, candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor
shall be arranged in the order of surnames of the gubernatorial candidates.
(k) On a voting machine ballot, the arrangement shall use the smallest
number of rows or columns necessary, as evenly sized as possible, to accommodate all
offices and candidates on the ballot.
REVISOR'S NOTE: This section formerly was Art. 33, § 9-210.
No changes are made.
9-211.
(a) Questions to be voted upon shall be placed on the ballot in the following
order:
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