Section 5-801 - Declination of nomination.
§ 5-801. Declination of nomination.
(a) In general.- A nominee may decline the nomination by filing a certificate of declination on the prescribed form.
(b) When and where filed.- The certificate of declination shall be under oath and filed:
(1) with the board at which the certificate of candidacy was filed; and
(2) (i) in the year of a gubernatorial election or the year of an election for the Mayor of the City of Baltimore, within 2 days after the election results are certified; or
(ii) in the year of a presidential election, by the 70th day preceding the general election.
(c) Effect of declination.- If a certificate of declination is filed under this section:
(1) the certificate of nomination to which the certificate of declination relates is void;
(2) a vacancy in nomination is created to be filled in accordance with the provisions of Subtitle 10 of this title;
(3) the name of the individual who declined the nomination may not appear on the ballot unless the individual is selected to fill that vacancy; and
(4) the filing fee for the certificate of candidacy of that individual may not be refunded.
[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 5-801; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4.]