{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-5-6b-23","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Corporations and Associations § 5–6B–23","heading":"","body":"(a) In this section, “candidate sign” means a sign on behalf of a candidate for public office or a slate of candidates for public office.\n(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a recorded covenant or restriction, a provision in a declaration, or a provision in the bylaws or rules of a cooperative housing corporation may not prohibit or restrict the display of:\n(1) A candidate sign; or\n(2) A sign that advertises the support or defeat of any question submitted to the voters in accordance with the Election Law Article.\n(c) A recorded covenant or restriction, a provision in a declaration, or a provision in the bylaws or rules of a cooperative housing corporation may restrict the display of a candidate sign or a sign that advertises the support or defeat of any proposition:\n(1) In any areas constituting those portions of a cooperative project possessed in common by the members;\n(2) In accordance with provisions of federal, State, and local law; or\n(3) If a limitation to the time period during which signs may be displayed is not specified by a law governing the jurisdiction in which the cooperative housing corporation is located, to a time period not less than:\n(i) 30 days before the primary election, general election, or vote on the proposition; and\n(ii) 7 days after the primary election, general election, or vote on the proposition.","path":["Article - Corporations and Associations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gca\u0026section=5-6B-23","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:43Z","sha256":"3273fd2dda14e9a9c907ec63bdca878865f213f6d6ccc67a4394818d77595258","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-5-6b-22.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-corporations-and-associations-5-6b-23.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}