Section 5-205 - Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit.
§ 5-205. Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit.
(a) Designation.- 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.
(b) Filing as a unit.- 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.
(c) Listing on the ballot.-
(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.
[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 5-205; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4.]