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§ 6-208. Certification of petition process

West's Annotated Code of MarylandElection LawEffective: October 1, 2016

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Election Law (Refs & Annos)
Title 6. Petitions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Content and Process of Petitions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2016
MD Code, Election Law, § 6-208
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 33, § 6-208
§ 6-208. Certification of petition process
Currentness
In general
(a) At the conclusion of the verification and counting processes, the chief election official of the election authority shall:
(1) determine whether the validated signatures contained in the petition are sufficient to satisfy all requirements established by law relating to the number and geographical distribution of signatures; and
(2) if it has not done so previously, determine whether the petition has satisfied all other requirements established by law for that petition and immediately notify the sponsor of that determination, including any specific deficiencies found.
Proof of filing required for petition certification
(b) If a petition sponsor's ballot issue committee fails to provide proof of filing the report required under § 13-309(e) of this article, the chief election official may not certify the petition.
Certification by chief election official
(c) If the chief election official determines that a petition has satisfied all requirements established by law relating to that petition, the chief election official shall certify that the petition process has been completed and shall:
(1) with respect to a petition seeking to place the name of an individual or a question on the ballot, certify that the name or question has qualified to be placed on the ballot;
(2) with respect to a petition seeking to create a new political party, certify the sufficiency of the petition to the chairman of the governing body of the partisan organization; and
(3) with respect to the creation of a charter board under Article XI-A, § 1A of the Maryland Constitution, certify that the petition is sufficient.
Notice of determination
(d) Notice of a determination under this section shall be provided in accordance with § 6-210 of this subtitle.

Credits

Added as Art. 33, § 6-208, by Acts 1998, c. 585, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Transferred to Election Law § 6-208 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2016, c. 725, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 726, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016.
Formerly Art. 33, § 6-208.
MD Code, Election Law, § 6-208, MD ELEC LAW § 6-208
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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