Section 5-1201 – Effect of Failure to Designate Successor Candidate and File Certificate
(a) (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this title, if either nominee of a Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit dies, declines the nomination, or is disqualified, the remaining nominee shall cease to be a candidate if: (i) a successor nominee is not designated or selected under this subtitle; and (ii) the certificate of designation and certificate of candidacy […]
Section 5-1202 – Certificate of Candidacy and Payment of Filing Fee Required of Successor Candidates
An individual selected or designated to fill a vacancy in candidacy or nomination under this title shall: (1) file a certificate of candidacy with the appropriate board in accordance with Subtitle 3 of this title; and (2) unless exempted under this title, pay the filing fee specified under § 5-401 of this title.
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 5-402 – Return of Filing Fees
(a) Upon request, a candidate who pays a filing fee is entitled to a return of the filing fee upon the filing of the certificate of withdrawal on the form prescribed by the State Board if the candidate enters into active duty with the armed services of the United States during the period between the last […]
Section 5-403 – Disposition of Filing Fees
Filing fees paid by candidates under § 5–401 of this subtitle shall be distributed to the Fair Campaign Financing Fund established under § 15–103 of this article.