Md. Code, Election Law § 5-705
This is the official text of Md. Code, Election Law § 5-705, part of Maryland’s Code, Election Law — governs how elections are conducted.
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§5–705.
Official statutory text
(a) A certificate of nomination that entitles a candidate for public office to have the candidate’s name listed on the general election ballot and submitted to the voters at the general election shall be issued in accordance with this section.
(b) (1) Subject to § 13–332.1 of this article, the State Board shall issue a certificate of nomination to each candidate who files a certificate of candidacy with the State Board and who qualifies for the nomination.
(2) Subject to § 13–332.1 of this article, the local board with which a candidate files a certificate of candidacy shall issue a certificate of nomination to each candidate who qualifies for the nomination.
(3) A political party may have only one candidate as its nominee for any position to be filled in a general election.
(4) A certificate of nomination may not contain the name of more than one nominee for each office to be filled at the election.
(c) Following the certification of the primary elections returns by the board responsible for the certification of the results of that election, that board shall issue a certificate of election to:
(1) each candidate for delegate to a national party convention who is certified by the State Board to have been elected in accordance with the party’s rules; and
(2) each candidate to a party central committee who is certified by the local board to have been elected to that position.
(b) (1) Subject to § 13–332.1 of this article, the State Board shall issue a certificate of nomination to each candidate who files a certificate of candidacy with the State Board and who qualifies for the nomination.
(2) Subject to § 13–332.1 of this article, the local board with which a candidate files a certificate of candidacy shall issue a certificate of nomination to each candidate who qualifies for the nomination.
(3) A political party may have only one candidate as its nominee for any position to be filled in a general election.
(4) A certificate of nomination may not contain the name of more than one nominee for each office to be filled at the election.
(c) Following the certification of the primary elections returns by the board responsible for the certification of the results of that election, that board shall issue a certificate of election to:
(1) each candidate for delegate to a national party convention who is certified by the State Board to have been elected in accordance with the party’s rules; and
(2) each candidate to a party central committee who is certified by the local board to have been elected to that position.
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