Section 2-301 – Refusal to Take Oath

    An individual elected or appointed to an office shall be deemed to have refused the office if the individual declines or neglects to take and subscribe the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution or by other State or local law:         (1)    within 30 days after the office of a clerk of […]

Section 2-302 – Reports of Clerks to Secretary of State

    (a)    At least once each month, the clerk of each circuit court shall report to the Secretary of State the names and offices of all officers who have taken and subscribed an oath before the clerk.     (b)    The Secretary of State:         (1)    shall preserve a report required by subsection (a) of this section; and         (2)    equally with the clerk […]