Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS |
TITLE 5. SPECIAL TYPES OF CORPORATIONS |
SUBTITLE 3. RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS |
PART I. IN GENERAL |
§ 5-310. Arbitration of contested election
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(a) Selection of arbitrators. -- If any contest arises over the voting rights or the fair conduct of an election:
(1) Each contending party shall appoint one individual from among the members of a neighboring church of the same religious persuasion or, if there is no such church, from among the members of any other church; and
(2) The two appointed individuals shall select a third, similarly qualified, individual.
(b) Location of arbitration. -- The arbitrators shall meet at the place where the contest arose and hear and determine the matter.
(c) Final determination of arbitration. -- The judgment or award of a majority of the arbitrators, signed and acknowledged by them, is final.