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<section article="gel" article_name="Election Law" number="5-302" title_number="5" title_name="Candidates" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Certificate of Candidacy">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A certificate of candidacy shall be filed under oath on the prescribed form.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The certificate of candidacy shall be filed with the State Board if the candidacy is for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>an office to be voted upon by the voters of the entire State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the General Assembly of Maryland;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Representative in Congress;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the office of judge of the circuit court for a county; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>an office of elected delegate to a presidential national convention provided for under Title 8, Subtitle 5 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If the candidacy is for an office other than an office described in subsection (b) of this section, the certificate of candidacy shall be filed with the local board of the applicable county.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board, each local board shall provide the name and other required information for each candidate to the State Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The State Administrator may designate satellite locations for a temporary period to receive a certificate of candidacy.</text>
  </level>
</section>
