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§ 5-203. Voter registration and party affiliation

West's Annotated Code of MarylandElection Law

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Election Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 5. Candidates
Subtitle 2. Qualifications (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Election Law, § 5-203
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 33, § 5-203
§ 5-203. Voter registration and party affiliation
Currentness
Voter registration required
(a)(1) This subsection does not apply to a candidate for:
(i) President or Vice President of the United States; or
(ii) any federal office who seeks nomination by petition.
(2) Unless the individual is a registered voter affiliated with the political party, an individual may not be a candidate for:
(i) an office of that political party; or
(ii) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, nomination by that political party.
Judicial and county board of education candidates
(b) The requirements for party affiliation specified under subsection (a) of this section do not apply to a candidate for:
(1) a judicial office; or
(2) a county board of education.

Credits

Added as Art. 33, § 5-203, by Acts 1998, c. 585, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 29, § 1, eff. April 10, 2001. Transferred to Election Law § 5-203 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003.
Formerly Art. 33, § 5-203.
MD Code, Election Law, § 5-203, MD ELEC LAW § 5-203
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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