§ 5-205. Governor and Lieutenant Governor unit

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   (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.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 5-205; 2002, ch. 291, § 2, 4.

                    
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