Md. Code, Election Law § 9-209
This is the official text of Md. Code, Election Law § 9-209, part of Maryland’s Code, Election Law — governs how elections are conducted.
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§9–209.
Official statutory text
(a) Within 2 days after the content and arrangement of the ballot are certified under § 9–207 of this subtitle, a registered voter may seek judicial review of the content and arrangement, or to correct any administrative error, by filing a sworn petition with the circuit court for Anne Arundel County.
(b) The circuit court may require the State Board to:
(1) correct an administrative error;
(2) show cause why an administrative error should not be corrected; or
(3) take any other action required to provide appropriate relief.
(c) If an administrative error is discovered after the ballots have been publicly displayed, and the State Administrator fails to correct the administrative error, a registered voter may seek judicial review not later than the 62nd day preceding the election.
(d) (1) A judicial proceeding under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Maryland Rules, except that:
(i) the case shall be heard and decided without a jury and as expeditiously as the circumstances require; and
(ii) an appeal shall be taken directly to the Supreme Court of Maryland within 5 days of the date of the decision of the circuit court.
(2) The Supreme Court of Maryland shall give priority to hear and decide an appeal brought under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection as expeditiously as the circumstances require.
(b) The circuit court may require the State Board to:
(1) correct an administrative error;
(2) show cause why an administrative error should not be corrected; or
(3) take any other action required to provide appropriate relief.
(c) If an administrative error is discovered after the ballots have been publicly displayed, and the State Administrator fails to correct the administrative error, a registered voter may seek judicial review not later than the 62nd day preceding the election.
(d) (1) A judicial proceeding under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the Maryland Rules, except that:
(i) the case shall be heard and decided without a jury and as expeditiously as the circumstances require; and
(ii) an appeal shall be taken directly to the Supreme Court of Maryland within 5 days of the date of the decision of the circuit court.
(2) The Supreme Court of Maryland shall give priority to hear and decide an appeal brought under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection as expeditiously as the circumstances require.
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