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2013 Maryland Code
ELECTION LAW
- Title 1 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 1-201 - Statement of purpose
- § 1-301 - Computation of time
- § 1-302 - Transmittal of document by facsimile
- § 1-303 - Dissemination of voter registration materials -- Apartment buildings
- § 1-304 - Political restrictions in Montgomery County for individuals in quasi-judicial capacities
- § 2-101 - In general
- § 2-102 - Powers and duties
- § 2-103 - State Administrator
- § 2-104 - Statewide biennial preelection meeting
- § 2-105 - Judicial proceedings; intervention by State Board
- § 2-106 - Records management
- § 2-107 - Maryland Election Modernization Fund
- § 2-201 - Organization [Subject to amendment effective June 1, 2015; amended version follows this section.]
- § 2-202 - Powers and duties
- § 2-203 - Local government funding
- § 2-204 - Compensation of local board members [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 2-205 - Counsel to local board
- § 2-206 - Election director
- § 2-207 - Local board employees
- § 2-301 - Bar to political activities
- § 2-302 - Hours of business
- § 2-303 - Precincts
- § 3-101 - Statewide voter registration list
- § 3-102 - Qualifications for voter registration
- § 3-201 - Applying to register to vote
- § 3-202 - Voter registration applications
- § 3-203 - Application for registration at Motor Vehicle Administration
- § 3-204 - Application for registration at voter registration agency
- § 3-205 - Certain acts by voter registration volunteers or individuals assisting others to register prohibited.
- § 3-301 - Processing voter registration applications
- § 3-302 - Registration closing [Subject to amendment effective January 1, 2016; amended version follows this section].
- § 3-303 - Change of party affiliation or to or from a decline.
- § 3-304 - Change of name or address
- § 3-305 - Early voting registration. (Effective January 1, 2016)
- § 3-401 - Definitions
- § 3-402 - Applicability
- § 3-403 - Municipal registration procedure
- § 3-501 - Removal of voters from registry
- § 3-502 - Change of address information; procedures
- § 3-503 - Inactive list
- § 3-504 - Information from other agencies; death verification and removal from statewide voter registration list
- § 3-505 - Retention of voter registration records
- § 3-506 - Copies of list
- § 3-507 - Copies of registration lists
- § 3-508, 3-509 - Maintenance and storage of voter registration records; reports of registration by local boards; statement of registration by State Board
- § 3-601 - Temporary certificate of registration
- § 3-602 - Administrative complaint
- § 3-603 - Appeal of registration denial
- § 4-101 - Applicability
- § 4-102 - New political parties
- § 4-103 - Loss of status as a political party
- § 4-201 - Political party State central committees
- § 4-202 - Composition of local central committees of principal political parties -- Generally.
- § 4-203 - Composition of central committees -- Local provisions.
- § 4-204 - Constitution and bylaws
- § 4-205 - Prohibited practices
- § 5-101 - In general
- § 5-201 - In general
- § 5-202 - Residency requirement
- § 5-203 - Voter registration and party affiliation
- § 5-204 - Candidacy for more than one office
- § 5-205 - Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit
- § 5-301 - In general
- § 5-302 - Filing
- § 5-303 - When filed
- § 5-304 - Manner of filing
- § 5-305 - Petition to challenge residency of certain candidates
- § 5-401 - Amount
- § 5-402 - Return of filing fees
- § 5-403 - Disposition of filing fees
- § 5-501 - Scope
- § 5-502 - Time for withdrawal
- § 5-503 - Place and manner of withdrawal
- § 5-504 - Effect of withdrawal of candidacy
- § 5-601 - Candidates qualifying
- § 5-701 - In general
- § 5-702 - Nomination by primary election
- § 5-703 - Nomination by petition
- § 5-704 - Write-in candidates
- § 5-705 - Certificate of nomination or election after primary election
- § 5-706 - Candidate defeated in primary election
- § 5-801 - Declination of nomination
- § 5-901 - Offices other than Governor and Lieutenant Governor -- No filed candidate
- § 5-902 - Governor and Lieutenant Governor -- Vacancy in candidacy before the filing deadline
- § 5-903 - Lieutenant Governor -- Vacancy in candidacy occurring after the filing deadline
- § 5-904 - Governor -- Vacancy in candidacy after the filing deadline when more than one Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit files for nomination
- § 5-905 - Governor and Lieutenant Governor -- Vacancy in candidacy after the filing deadline when only one Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit files for nomination
- § 5-1001 - Certificate of nomination to fill vacancies
- § 5-1002 - Statewide offices
- § 5-1003 - Shared district candidates -- More than one county in a congressional or General Assembly district
- § 5-1004 - Local offices and districts entirely within one county
- § 5-1005 - Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- § 5-1101 - Governor and Lieutenant Governor units
- § 5-1102 - Candidates other than Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- § 5-1201 - Effect of failure to designate successor candidate and file certificate
- § 5-1202 - Certificate of candidacy and payment of filing fee required of successor candidates
- § 5-1203 - Qualifying for general election ballot
- § 5-1204 - Revising the ballot
- § 5-1301 - Applicable to offices other than Governor or Lieutenant Governor
- § 5-1302 - Deadline for filing certificate of designation and consequence of vacancy occurring after deadline
- § 5-1303 - Canvass and certification of votes when late vacancy occurs
- § 6-101 - Definitions
- § 6-102 - Applicability [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 6-103 - Regulations; guidelines; forms
- § 6-201 - Content of petitions
- § 6-202 - Advance determinations
- § 6-203 - Signers; information provided by signers
- § 6-204 - Circulators; affidavit of the circulator
- § 6-205 - Filing of petitions
- § 6-206 - Determinations at time of filing
- § 6-207 - Verification of signatures
- § 6-208 - Certification
- § 6-209 - Judicial review
- § 6-210 - Schedule of process
- § 6-211 - Prohibited practices and penalties
- § 7-101 - Applicability [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 7-102 - Qualification of questions [Effective until October 1, 2013]
- § 7-103 - Text of questions
- § 7-104 - Petitions relating to questions
- § 7-105 - Publication of questions
- § 8-101 - Conduct and uniformity of elections
- § 8-102 - Notice of elections
- § 8-103 - Emergencies
- § 8-201 - Date of the primary
- § 8-202 - Political parties using the primary
- § 8-203 - Certification of candidates
- § 8-204 - Unopposed candidates
- § 8-205 - Write-in votes prohibited
- § 8-301 - Date of general election
- § 8-401 - Time of special elections
- § 8-501 - Selection of convention delegates and alternate delegates
- § 8-502 - Candidates for President -- Primary election
- § 8-503 - Presidential electors -- Nomination [Subject to contingent amendment; amended version follows this section]
- § 8-504 - Presidential electors -- Election [Subject to contingent amendment; amended version follows this section]
- § 8-505 - Presidential electors -- Meeting [Subject to contingent amendment; amended version follows this section]
- § 8-5A-01 - Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote
- § 8-601 - Year of elections
- § 8-602 - Special election to fill vacancy
- § 8-701 - Congressional districts -- Generally
- § 8-702 - First congressional district.
- § 8-703 - Second congressional district.
- § 8-704 - Third congressional district.
- § 8-705 - Fourth congressional district.
- § 8-706 - Fifth congressional district.
- § 8-707 - Sixth congressional district.
- § 8-708 - Seventh congressional district.
- § 8-709 - Eighth congressional district.
- § 8-710 - Congressional vacancy -- Governor's proclamation
- § 8-711 - Congressional vacancy -- Certification of candidates and nominees
- § 8-801 - Applicability
- § 8-802 - Nonpartisan election
- § 8-803 - Qualification for candidacy
- § 8-804 - Primary elections
- § 8-805 - Vacancies in nomination
- § 8-806 - General election
- § 9-101 - Use of certified system in polling places and for absentee voting [Subject to contingent abrogation]
- § 9-102 - Certification of voting systems [Subject to contingent abrogation]
- § 9-103 - Decertification
- § 9-104 - Borrowing to purchase voting system [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 9-105 - Acquisition of voting systems
- § 9-106 - Voting machine custodians
- § 9-201 - In general
- § 9-202 - Responsibilities for preparation
- § 9-203 - Standards
- § 9-204 - Uniformity
- § 9-205 - Content
- § 9-206 - Arrangement -- Format
- § 9-207 - Ballots -- Certification; display; printing
- § 9-208 - Late changes in ballots
- § 9-209 - Judicial review
- § 9-210 - Arrangement of ballots -- Candidates and offices
- § 9-211 - Arrangement of ballots -- Questions
- § 9-212 - Ballots with multiple ballot faces -- Instructions to voters
- § 9-213 - Absentee and provisional ballots -- Content
- § 9-214 - Specimen ballots
- § 9-215 - Printing
- § 9-216 - Ballot accountability
- § 9-217 - Prohibited practices
- § 9-301 - In general
- § 9-302 - Documentation by local boards
- § 9-303 - Guidelines
- § 9-304 - Permissible unless federal preemption
- § 9-305 - Applications for absentee ballot [Effective until July 1, 2013]
- § 9-306 - Review of application; issuance or rejection [Effective until July 1, 2013]
- § 9-307 - Use of an agent in absentee ballot process
- § 9-308 - Assistance in marking ballot
- § 9-309 - Instructions
- § 9-310 - Envelopes [Effective until July 1, 2013]
- § 9-311 - Additional compensation and expenses
- § 9-312 - Penalty for offenses relating to absentee voting
- § 9-401 - In general
- § 9-402 - Documentation by local boards
- § 9-403 - Guidelines
- § 9-404 - Requirements for casting provisional ballots.
- § 9-405 - Completion of provisional ballot.
- § 9-406 - Assistance in casting provisional ballot
- § 9-407 - Instructions; envelopes
- § 9-408 - Penalty for violations
- § 9-501 - Voting by mail
- § 9-502 - Vote-by-mail ballot
- § 9-503 - Voting centers
- § 9-504 - Return of vote-by-mail ballot
- § 9-505 - Timeliness
- § 9-506 - Regulations
- § 10-101 - In general
- § 10-102 - Alternative polling places -- Elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities
- § 10-201 - In general
- § 10-202 - Qualifications for election judges
- § 10-203 - Appointment of election judges
- § 10-204 - Oath
- § 10-205 - Compensation of election judges [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 10-206 - Instruction for election judges
- § 10-207 - Removal of an election judge
- § 10-301 - Hours for voting
- § 10-302 - Delivery of equipment and supplies
- § 10-303 - Authority and duties of election judges
- § 10-304 - Duties of police officers
- § 10-305 - Vacancy in polling place staff during voting hours
- § 10-306 - Information for voters at polling place
- § 10-307 - Responsibilities of the local board
- § 10-308 - Access to voting room
- § 10-309 - Responsibilities of election judges on election day -- Before the polls open
- § 10-310 - Responsibilities of election judges on election day -- Voting hours
- § 10-311 - Challengers and watchers
- § 10-312 - Challenge of an individual's right to vote
- § 10-313 - Write-in voting
- § 10-314 - Closing of the polls
- § 10-315 - Time off for employees to vote
- § 11-101 - Definitions
- § 11-201 - Regulations
- § 11-202 - Election judges -- Procedures for vote counting
- § 11-301 - Organization of local boards of canvassers
- § 11-302 - Canvassing of absentee ballots
- § 11-303 - Canvassing of provisional ballots
- § 11-304 - Rejected absentee ballot; appeal
- § 11-305 - Administrative complaints
- § 11-306 - Custody and security of documents and records related to the canvass
- § 11-307 - Errors in canvass documents
- § 11-308 - Verification of vote count
- § 11-401 - Certified copies of results
- § 11-402 - Release and publication of returns
- § 11-403 - Security and inspection of voting system
- § 11-501 - State Board -- Canvass of primary election results
- § 11-502 - Board of State Canvassers
- § 11-503 - Board of State Canvassers -- Canvass of election results
- § 11-601 - Governor -- Determination and proclamation of votes
- § 11-602 - Governor -- Commissions of election
- § 11-603 - State Board -- Certification of results
- § 11-604 - Member of Congress -- Effect of certification
- § 11-605 - Municipal referenda -- Reporting of results
- § 12-101 - Petition for recount
- § 12-102 - Counterpetition for recount
- § 12-103 - Recount on question -- Petition
- § 12-104 - Recount on question -- Counterpetition
- § 12-105 - Bond
- § 12-106 - Duties of the State Board and local boards
- § 12-107 - Costs
- § 12-201 - Scope of subtitle
- § 12-202 - Judicial challenges
- § 12-203 - Procedure
- § 12-204 - Judgment
- § 13-101 - Scope of title
- § 13-102 - Independent expenditures by an individual
- § 13-103 - Summary of campaign finance law; forms
- § 13-104 - Acceptance of electronic signature
- § 13-201 - Scope
- § 13-202 - Campaign finance entity required
- § 13-203 - Campaign finance report required
- § 13-204, 13-205
- § 13-206 - Personal treasurer
- § 13-207 - Political committees -- In general
- § 13-208 - Political committees -- Statement of organization
- § 13-209 - Slates
- § 13-210 - Lobbyists
- § 13-211 - Campaign finance entities -- Subtreasurers
- § 13-212 - Campaign manager
- § 13-213
- § 13-214 - Responsibility
- § 13-215 - Qualifications and eligibility
- § 13-216, 13-217
- § 13-218 - Treasurer -- Control of contributions and expenditures
- § 13-219 - Subtreasurer -- Duties
- § 13-220 - Campaign accounts
- § 13-221 - Books and records
- § 13-222 - Campaign contribution receipts
- § 13-223, 13-224
- § 13-225 - In general
- § 13-226 - Contributions other than transfers
- § 13-227 - Transfers -- Limits
- § 13-228 - Transfers -- By political action committee to candidate
- § 13-229 - Transfers -- Prohibited
- § 13-230 - Loans
- § 13-231 - Personal funds -- Use by candidate or spouse
- § 13-232 - Contributions -- When deemed received
- § 13-233 - Right of individual to volunteer
- § 13-234 - Method of money contribution
- § 13-235 - During General Assembly session
- § 13-236 - State funded entities
- § 13-237 - Contributions by applicants for or holders of video operation licenses, or persons owning an interest in operation of video lottery facilities to campaign finance entity of candidate for nonfederal public office
- § 13-238
- § 13-239 - Anonymous contributions -- In general
- § 13-240 - Anonymous contributions -- Money received from gaming activity
- § 13-241 - Payroll deductions -- In general
- § 13-242 - Payroll deductions -- Employee membership entities
- § 13-243 - Collections by membership entities
- § 13-244
- § 13-245 - Prohibited expenditures
- § 13-246 - Presentation of claim for payment
- § 13-247 - Disposition of surplus funds
- § 13-301 - Application
- § 13-302, 13-303
- § 13-304 - Reports to the State Board or a local board
- § 13-305 - Exception to filing requirements
- § 13-306 - Independent expenditure report
- § 13-307 - Electioneering communication report
- § 13-308
- § 13-309 - Filing deadlines -- In general
- § 13-310 - Filing deadlines -- Final report required
- § 13-311 - Final report -- Disposal of funds
- § 13-312 - Reporting periods
- § 13-313 - Termination of campaign finance entity by the State Board
- § 13-314, 13-315
- § 13-316 - Filing location
- § 13-317 - Local board filings -- In duplicate
- § 13-318, 13-319
- § 13-320 - Forms
- § 13-321 - Notice
- § 13-322 - Timeliness
- § 13-323 - Receipt
- § 13-324 - Electronic filing
- § 13-325, 13-326
- § 13-327 - Failure to file -- In general
- § 13-328 - Failure to file -- Lists of violators
- § 13-329, 13-330
- § 13-331 - Late filing fees
- § 13-332 - Disqualification -- Eligibility to be candidate or treasurer
- § 13-333 - Disqualification -- Assuming office
- § 13-334 - Forfeiture of salary
- § 13-335 - Referral for prosecution
- § 13-336 - Provisions mandatory
- § 13-337 - Relief from sanctions
- § 13-338, 13-339
- § 13-340 - Distribution of fees.
- § 13-341 - Retention of documents
- § 13-401 - Authority line
- § 13-402 - Advertising rates
- § 13-403 - Retention of copies
- § 13-404 - Regulations governing electronic media
- § 13-405
- § 13-406 - Definitions
- § 13-407 - Scope of part
- § 13-408 - Payment of publication expenses
- § 13-409 - Late filing fee
- § 13-501 - Special provisions -- Prince George's County
- § 13-502 - Special provisions -- Montgomery County
- § 13-503 - Special provisions -- Howard County
- § 13-504 - Applicability of Title 15, Subtitle 8, Part VIII of the State Government Article to contributions
- § 13-601 - False statements, entries and electronic submissions
- § 13-602 - Prohibited acts
- § 13-603 - Other violations -- Criminal penalties
- § 13-604 - Other violations -- Civil penalties [Effective until October 1, 2013].
- § 13-605 - Injunction
- § 14-101 - Definitions
- § 14-102 - Applicability
- § 14-103 - Attribution of contribution to candidate
- § 14-104 - Statement of contributions
- § 14-105 - Attributable contributions
- § 14-106 - Contracts -- Time of attribution
- § 14-107 - Violations
- § 14-108 - Liberal construction
- § 15-101 - Purpose
- § 15-102 - Definitions
- § 15-103 - Fair Campaign Financing Fund
- § 15-104 - Eligible gubernatorial ticket -- Qualification
- § 15-105 - Eligible gubernatorial ticket -- Expenditure limitation
- § 15-106 - Public contributions -- Distributions
- § 15-107 - Public contributions -- Use
- § 15-108 - Balance in Fund
- § 15-109 - Administration of title
- § 15-110 - Violations
- § 15-111 - Short title
- § 16-101 - Offenses relating to registration
- § 16-201 - Offenses relating to voting [Effective until July 1, 2013]
- § 16-202 - Voting by person convicted of felony; conditions.
- § 16-203 - Disobeying lawful command of election official
- § 16-204 - Disturbing the peace
- § 16-205 - Interfering with election officials
- § 16-206 - Offenses as to ballots and balloting in general
- § 16-207 - Use of alcoholic beverages at a polling place
- § 16-301 - Neglect of duties; corrupt or fraudulent acts
- § 16-302 - Tampering with election records
- § 16-303 - Operation of polling place
- § 16-304 - Adding or deleting votes or provisional ballots
- § 16-401 - Offenses relating to petitions
- § 16-501 - False oath or affirmation
- § 16-601 - False reports
- § 16-701 - Defacing or removing records
- § 16-801 - Destruction of voting equipment
- § 16-802 - Tampering with voting equipment
- § 16-803 - Removal or destruction of equipment or supplies
- § 16-804 - Tampering with electronic voting system
- § 16-901 - Offenses relating to certificates of candidacy or nomination
- § 16-902 - Wagers on elections
- § 16-903 - Individuals attired or equipped as officials prohibited; exceptions
- § 16-1001 - General penalty provisions
- § 16-1002 - Violations of § 16-201(a)(6) or (7) or § 16-903 of this title
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