Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle and in Title 3 of the Education Article, the provisions of this article relating to the nomination and election of candidates to public office shall govern the nomination and election of members to an elected county board of education.
(a) (1) (i) Members of boards of education shall be elected on a nonpartisan basis. (ii) In a primary election to nominate board of education candidates, any registered voter of the county, regardless of party affiliation or lack of party affiliation, is eligible to vote in those contests for nomination. (2) Candidates for election to boards of education shall, without […]
(a) Before certifying the name of a board of education candidate to appear on the ballot, the local board shall determine whether the candidate qualifies as provided under Title 3 of the Education Article and Title 5 of this article. (b) Unless Title 3 of the Education Article requires a partisan election, an individual may not qualify […]
(a) In each year that one or more members of a board of education are to be elected, candidates shall be nominated at the primary election. (b) (1) If a candidate dies or becomes disqualified before the ballots are printed, or at a time when the ballots can be reprinted, the name of the candidate may not appear […]
(a) (1) If, after the primary election but before the general election, a nominee dies, declines the nomination, or becomes disqualified before the ballots are printed or at a time when the ballots can be reprinted, the name of the nominee may not appear on the ballot. (2) If the number of remaining nominees is less than the […]
(a) In a general election for board of education members, a voter may vote for a number of nominees equal to the number of members to be elected. (b) (1) The nominees, equal in number to the number of offices to be filled, who receive the largest number of votes in a general election shall be declared elected. […]
