(a) This section applies to the placement on the ballot in the primary election of the names of individuals who are candidates for nomination by principal political parties to the office of President of the United States. (b) An individual who desires to run in the primary election may be placed on the ballot only: (1) by direction of the Secretary of State in accordance with subsection (c) of this section; or (2) by filing, in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, a petition containing the signatures of at least 400 registered voters from each congressional district in the State. (c) (1) The Secretary of State shall certify to the State Board the names of candidates for nomination by a principal political party no later than 113 days before the primary election. (2) The Secretary of State shall certify the name of a presidential candidate on the ballot when the Secretary has determined, in the Secretary's sole discretion and consistent with party rules, that the candidate's candidacy is generally advocated or recognized in the news media throughout the United States or in Maryland, unless the candidate executes and files with the Secretary of State an affidavit stating without qualification that the candidate is not and does not intend to become a candidate for the office in the Maryland primary election. (d) A candidate who seeks to be placed on the ballot by the petition process specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section shall file the petition, in the form prescribed by the State Board, on the 95th day before the day of the election. (e) The State Board shall establish a procedure for the Democratic presidential primary through which votes may be cast as uncommitted to any presidential candidate. (f) The names of the candidates for President qualifying under this section shall be certified to the local boards by the State Board and shall be printed on all ballots used for the primary election. §8-503. IN EFFECT (a) Each political party shall nominate or provide for the nomination of candidates for presidential elector of the party in accordance with party rules. (b) The number of candidates nominated by each political party shall be the number that this State is entitled to elect. (c) (1) The names and residential addresses 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 and residential addresses 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. (3) The electors shall be certified to the State Board at least 30 days before the general election. §8-503. ** CONTINGENCY - NOT IN EFFECT - CHAPTERS 43 AND 44 OF 2007 ** (a) Each political party shall nominate or provide for the nomination of candidates for presidential elector of the party in accordance with party rules. (b) The number of candidates nominated by each political party shall be the number that this State is entitled to elect. (c) (1) The names and residential addresses 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 and residential addresses 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. (3) The electors shall be certified to the State Board at least 30 days before the general election. (d) If the number of presidential electors nominated is less than or greater than the State's number of electoral votes, presidential electors shall be nominated as provided for under Article III of § 8-5A-01 of this title. §8-504. IN EFFECT (a) (1) At the general election for President and Vice President of the United States there shall be elected, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the number of presidential electors to which this State is entitled. (2) Presidential electors shall be elected at large by the voters of the entire State. (b) (1) The names of the candidates for the office of presidential elector may not be printed on the ballot. (2) A vote for the candidates for President and Vice President of a political party shall be considered to be and counted as a vote for each of the presidential electors of the political party nominated in accordance with § 8-503 of this subtitle. §8-504. ** CONTINGENCY - NOT IN EFFECT - CHAPTERS 43 AND 44 OF 2007** (a) (1) At the general election for President and Vice President of the United States there shall be elected, in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, the number of presidential electors to which this State is entitled. (2) Presidential electors shall be elected under the procedure provided in § 8-5A-01 of this title. (b) (1) The names of the candidates for the office of presidential elector may not be printed on the ballot. (2) A vote for the candidates for President and Vice President of a political party shall be considered to be and counted as a vote for each of the presidential electors of the political party nominated in accordance with § 8-503 of this subtitle. §8-505. IN EFFECT (a) (1) The individuals elected to the office of presidential elector shall meet in the State House in the City of Annapolis on the day provided by the Constitution and laws of the United States. (2) The conduct of the meeting shall be consistent with the requirements of federal law. (b) (1) Before proceeding to perform the duties of their office, the presidential electors who are present shall fill any vacancy in the office of elector, whether the vacancy is caused by absence or other reason. (2) An individual appointed to fill a vacancy is entitled to all rights and privileges of the duly elected electors. (c) After taking the oath prescribed by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution before the Clerk of the Court of Appeals or, in the Clerk's absence, before one of the Clerk's deputies, the presidential electors shall cast their votes for the candidates for President and Vice President who received a plurality of the votes cast in the State of Maryland. §8-505. ** CONTINGENCY - NOT IN EFFECT - CHAPTERS 43 AND 44 OF 2007 ** (a) (1) The individuals elected to the office of presidential elector shall meet in the State House in the City of Annapolis on the day provided by the Constitution and laws of the United States. (2) The conduct of the meeting shall be consistent with the requirements of federal law. (b) (1) Before proceeding to perform the duties of their office, the presidential electors who are present shall fill any vacancy in the office of elector, whether the vacancy is caused by absence or other reason. (2) An individual appointed to fill a vacancy is entitled to all rights and privileges of the duly elected electors. (c) After taking the oath prescribed by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution before the Clerk of the Court of Appeals or, in the Clerk's absence, before one of the Clerk's deputies, the presidential electors shall cast their votes for the candidates for President and Vice President who received a plurality of the votes cast in the national popular vote total defined in § 8-5A-01 of this title.
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