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Martin O'Malley, Governor Ch. 219
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(b) An individual who desires to run in the primary election may be placed
on the ballot only:
(1) by direction of the Secretary of State in accordance with subsection
(c) of this section: or
(2) by filing, in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, a
petition containing the signatures of at least 400 registered voters from each
congressional district in the State.
(c) (1) [(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph,
the] THE Secretary of State shall certify to the State Board the names of candidates
for nomination bv a principal political party during the period beginning 90 days
before the primary election and ending 80 days before the primary election.
[(ii) The Secretary of State shall certify to the State Board the
names of candidates for the Democratic Party nomination on the first business day in
the year of the election.]
(2) The Secretary of State shall certify the name of a presidential
candidate on the ballot when the Secretary has determined, in the Secretary's sole
discretion and consistent with party rules, that the candidate's candidacy is generally
advocated or recognized in the news media throughout the United States or in
Maryland, unless the candidate executes and files with the Secretary of State an
affidavit stating without qualification that the candidate is not and does not intend to
become a candidate for the office in the Maryland primary election.
(d) A candidate who seeks to be placed on the ballot bv the petition process
specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section shall file the petition, in the form
prescribed bv the State Board, [as follows:
(1) for candidates for the nomination of the Democratic Party, not
later than 5 p.m. on the day that is 1 week later than the first business day of the year
of the election: and
(2) for candidates for the nomination of any other principal political
party, at least] ON THE MONDAY THAT IS 70 days before the day of the election.
(e) The State Board shall establish a procedure for the Democratic
presidential primary through which votes may be cast as uncommitted to any
presidential candidate.
(f) The names of the candidates for President qualifying under this section
shall be certified to the local boards bv the State Board and shall be printed on all
ballots used for the primary election.
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