Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 5-310
This is the official text of Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 5-310, part of Maryland’s Code, Corporations and Associations — governs the formation and operation of corporations, LLCs, and partnerships.
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§5–310.
Official statutory text
(a) If any contest arises over the voting rights or the fair conduct of an election:
(1) Each contending party shall appoint one individual from among the members of a neighboring church of the same religious persuasion or, if there is no such church, from among the members of any other church; and
(2) The two appointed individuals shall select a third, similarly qualified, individual.
(b) The arbitrators shall meet at the place where the contest arose and hear and determine the matter.
(c) The judgment or award of a majority of the arbitrators, signed and acknowledged by them, is final.
(1) Each contending party shall appoint one individual from among the members of a neighboring church of the same religious persuasion or, if there is no such church, from among the members of any other church; and
(2) The two appointed individuals shall select a third, similarly qualified, individual.
(b) The arbitrators shall meet at the place where the contest arose and hear and determine the matter.
(c) The judgment or award of a majority of the arbitrators, signed and acknowledged by them, is final.
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