{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-210","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Local Government § 4–210","heading":"","body":"(a) An election of officers for a proposed municipality shall be conducted at\nthe same time and place as the referendum on the question of incorporation and is\nsubject to the same procedures and practices.\n(b) An individual may not be initially nominated or elected to a municipal\noffice unless the individual qualifies under the requirements specified for that office\nin the proposed municipal charter.\n(c) (1) A candidate for an elected office of a proposed municipality shall\nbe nominated by a certificate of nomination filed by the candidate with the county\nboard of elections.\n(2) The certificate of nomination shall include:\n(i) the name and residence address of the candidate; and\n(ii) the office that the candidate seeks.\n(d) After certificates of nomination by candidates for municipal office are\nfiled, the county board of elections shall prepare ballots to allow the registered voters\nof the area proposed to be incorporated to vote on the candidates who are nominated\nunder this section.","path":["Article - Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=glg\u0026section=4-210","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:58Z","sha256":"9f79879355a672f5e7b1d55d28d85756c53b682ba49f2f5aad707b0d813855c3","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-209","next":"us-md/md.-code-local-government-4-211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}