{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-5-702","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Election Law § 5–702","heading":"","body":"A candidate for public office of a political party shall be nominated in accordance with the requirements of Subtitles 2 through 4 of this title unless the candidate is:\n(1) nominated by:\n(i) petition under § 5-703 of this subtitle; or\n(ii) political party under § 5-703.1 of this subtitle; or\n(2) a write-in candidate under § 5-704 of this subtitle.","path":["Article - Election Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gel\u0026section=5-702","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:47Z","sha256":"a6011d3e2e4ed62f0f2e1bb10a025bcc8ee656cb395540d22a1f751bd4780d58","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-5-701","next":"us-md/md.-code-election-law-5-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}