Section 11-502 – Board of State Canvassers
(a) The Board of State Canvassers consists of the following members: (1) the Secretary of State; (2) the Comptroller; (3) the State Treasurer; (4) the Clerk of the Court of Appeals; and (5) the Attorney General. (b) Three members of the Board of State Canvassers constitute a quorum. (c) The State Administrator of the State Board of Elections serves as secretary to the […]
Section 11-503 – Board of State Canvassers — Canvass of Election Results
(a) The Board of State Canvassers shall: (1) (i) convene only after a presidential primary election, a State general election, or a general or special general election that includes a candidate for member of the Congress of the United States; (ii) convene within 35 days of that election; and (iii) if a majority of members of the Board of State […]
Section 11-601 – Governor — Determination and Proclamation of Votes
(a) On receipt, in accordance with this subtitle, of the returns of an election for electors to choose a President and Vice President of the United States or of an election to choose a member of Congress, the Governor shall: (1) ascertain and enumerate the number of votes cast for each candidate for President and Vice President […]
Section 11-602 – Governor — Commissions of Election
The Governor shall issue a commission to an individual elected to or continued in office only if the individual’s election is certified by the State Board.
Section 11-603 – State Board — Certification of Results
(a) The State Board shall certify election results in accordance with the provisions of this article and regulations adopted by the State Board. (b) The State Board shall: (1) promptly deliver under its seal a certified statement notifying: (i) each individual who is declared elected; (ii) each individual who is continued in office; (iii) the Secretary and presiding officer of the […]
Section 11-604 – Member of Congress — Effect of Certification
A certificate issued by the State Board to the Secretary and presiding officer of the United States Senate or to the Clerk and presiding officer of the House of Representatives of the United States under § 11–603(b)(1)(iii) and (iv) of this subtitle constitutes prima facie evidence of the right of the individual certified to be […]
Section 11-304 – Rejected Absentee Ballot; Appeal
(a) A candidate or absentee voter aggrieved by the decision of a local board to reject, or not to reject, an absentee ballot shall have the right of appeal to the circuit court for the county. (b) The appeal must be filed within 5 days from the date of the completion of the official canvass by the […]
Section 11-605 – Municipal Referenda — Reporting of Results
(a) In a county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision in which a referendum vote is held on a law, ordinance, or resolution, the executive head of the county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision promptly shall report the results of the referendum to the clerk of the court for the county. (b) As promptly as possible […]
Section 11-305 – Administrative Complaints
Any person who asserts that an election official has violated the provisions of this article relating to provisional ballots may file an administrative complaint under procedures established by the State Board.
Section 12-101 – Petition for Recount
(a) A candidate for public or party office who has been defeated based on the certified results of any election conducted under this article may petition for a recount of the votes cast for the office sought. (b) The petition shall specify that the recount be conducted: (1) in all of the precincts in which the office was […]