Section 8-803 - Qualification for candidacy.
§ 8-803. Qualification for candidacy.
(a) Qualification.- Before certifying the name of a board of education candidate to appear on the ballot, the local board shall determine whether the candidate qualifies as provided under Title 3 of the Education Article and Title 5 of this article.
(b) Qualifying by petition prohibited.- Unless Title 3 of the Education Article requires a partisan election, an individual may not qualify as a board of education candidate or nominee by filing a petition or being nominated by a political party.
[An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 8-803; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4; 2006, ch. 120.]