Section 5-1203 – Qualifying for General Election Ballot
(a) At each general election, the names of the following nominees shall be submitted to the voters: (1) each candidate nominated under this title who has satisfied the requirements of this article or other provisions of law, provided the candidate has not: (i) declined the nomination; or (ii) died or become disqualified and the provisions of this article do […]
Section 5-1301 – Applicable to Offices Other Than Governor or Lieutenant Governor
(a) Except for a candidate or nominee to fill a vacancy for the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, this subtitle applies to a candidate or nominee to fill a vacancy for any public office subject to this title. (b) A nominee to fill a vacancy for Governor or Lieutenant Governor is subject to the requirements of […]
Section 5-801 – Declination of Nomination
(a) A nominee may decline the nomination by filing a certificate of declination on the prescribed form. (b) The certificate of declination shall be under oath and filed: (1) with the board at which the certificate of candidacy was filed; and (2) (i) in the year of a gubernatorial election, by the first Tuesday in August immediately preceding the general […]
Section 5-1302 – Deadline for Filing Certificate of Designation and Consequence of Vacancy Occurring After Deadline
(a) A certificate of designation may not be filed later than 10 days before the day of the general election. (b) If the name of a nominee who has died, declined the nomination, or been disqualified appears on the ballot and receives a number of votes that would have been sufficient for election if the nominee had […]
Section 5-901 – Offices Other Than Governor and Lieutenant Governor — No Filed Candidate
(a) This section does not apply to a vacancy in nomination in the office of a Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit. (b) This section applies to a vacancy in candidacy for a primary election that occurs because: (1) of the death, disqualification, or withdrawal of an unopposed candidate; or (2) no candidate for the political party files a certificate […]
Section 5-1303 – Canvass and Certification of Votes When Late Vacancy Occurs
(a) (1) If a nominee dies, declines the nomination, or is disqualified after the primary election but before a certificate of nomination is issued by the appropriate board with which candidates for that office must file a certificate of candidacy under § 5-302 of this title, the canvass and certification of the primary election results shall proceed […]
Section 5-902 – Governor and Lieutenant Governor — Vacancy in Candidacy Before the Filing Deadline
(a) If either of the candidates of a Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit dies, withdraws the candidacy, or becomes disqualified for any reason prior to the deadline for filing a certificate of candidacy for a primary election under § 5-303 of this title, the remaining candidate may: (1) designate a successor candidate who shall file a certificate […]
Section 5-903 – Lieutenant Governor — Vacancy in Candidacy Occurring After the Filing Deadline
(a) (1) If a candidate for Lieutenant Governor dies, withdraws the candidacy, or becomes disqualified for any reason after the deadline for filing a certificate of candidacy for a primary election under § 5–303 of this title, the remaining candidate for Governor of that unit may designate a successor candidate for Lieutenant Governor. (2) Provided the successor candidate […]
Section 5-904 – Governor — Vacancy in Candidacy After the Filing Deadline When More Than One Governor and Lieutenant Governor Unit Files for Nomination
(a) This section does not apply if only one Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit files a certificate of candidacy for the nomination of a political party for those offices in a primary election. (b) (1) If a candidate for Governor dies, withdraws the candidacy, or becomes disqualified for any reason after the deadline for filing a certificate of […]
Section 5-905 – Governor and Lieutenant Governor — Vacancy in Candidacy After the Filing Deadline When Only One Governor and Lieutenant Governor Unit Files for Nomination
(a) If only a single Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit files for the nomination of a political party, and the candidate for Governor dies, withdraws the candidacy, or is disqualified for any reason after the filing deadline specified under § 5–303 of this title, the remaining candidate for Lieutenant Governor is disqualified. (b) (1) In the event of […]