Section 5-502 - Time for withdrawal.
§ 5-502. Time for withdrawal.
(a) In general.- Subject to § 5-402 of this title, an individual who has filed a certificate of candidacy may withdraw the candidacy by filing a certificate of withdrawal on the form prescribed by the State Board within 10 days after the filing date established under § 5-303 of this title.
(b) Special elections.- An individual who has filed a certificate of candidacy for the special election to fill a vacancy for Representative in Congress may withdraw the certificate on the prescribed form within 2 days after the filing date established in the proclamation issued by the Governor.
[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 5-502; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4; 2003, ch. 21, § 6; ch. 222; 2007, ch. 219.]