Section 8-503 - Presidential electors - Nomination [Subject to contingent amendment]. - Maryland Statutes

§ 8-503. Presidential electors - Nomination [Subject to contingent amendment; amended version follows this section].
 

(a)  Nomination in accordance with party rules.- Each political party shall nominate or provide for the nomination of candidates for presidential elector of the party in accordance with party rules. 

(b)  Number of nominees.- The number of candidates nominated by each political party shall be the number that this State is entitled to elect. 

(c)  Certification to the State Board.-  

(1) The names of individuals nominated as candidates for presidential elector by a political party shall be certified to the State Board by the presiding officers of the political party. 

(2) The names of individuals nominated as candidates for presidential elector by a candidate for President of the United States who is nominated by petition shall be certified to the State Board by the candidate on a form prescribed by the State Board. 

(3) The electors shall be certified to the State Board at least 30 days before the general election. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 8-503; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4; 2003, ch. 222.]