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§ 5-205. Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit

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, § 5-205
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 33, § 5-205
§ 5-205. Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit
Currentness
Designation of candidate for Lieutenant Governor
(a) In accordance with Article II of the Maryland Constitution, when a candidate for nomination for Governor files a certificate of candidacy for that office, the candidate shall designate a candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
Filing by candidates as a unit
(b) The candidates for nomination for Governor and Lieutenant Governor each shall file for nomination and be considered a unit for nomination to the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
Listed jointly on ballot
(c)(1) The names of the candidates of a unit for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be listed jointly on the ballot.
(2) A vote cast for a candidate for Governor also shall be a vote cast for the candidate for Lieutenant Governor.

Credits

Added as Art. 33, § 5-205, by Acts 1998, c. 585, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Transferred to Election Law § 5-205 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003.
Formerly Art. 33, § 5-205.
MD Code, Election Law, § 5-205, MD ELEC LAW § 5-205
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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