Section 5-310 - Arbitration of contested election. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-310. Arbitration of contested election.
 

(a)  Selection of arbitrators.- If any contest arises over the voting rights or the fair conduct of an election: 

(1) Each contending party shall appoint one individual from among the members of a neighboring church of the same religious persuasion or, if there is no such church, from among the members of any other church; and 

(2) The two appointed individuals shall select a third, similarly qualified, individual. 

(b)  Location of arbitration.- The arbitrators shall meet at the place where the contest arose and hear and determine the matter. 

(c)  Final determination of arbitration.- The judgment or award of a majority of the arbitrators, signed and acknowledged by them, is final. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 23, § 260; 1975, ch. 311, § 2.]