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<section article="gel" article_name="Election Law" number="5-502" title_number="5" title_name="Candidates" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Withdrawal of Candidacy After Filing but Before Primary Election">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to § 5–402 of this title, an individual who has filed a certificate of candidacy may withdraw the candidacy by filing a certificate of withdrawal on the form prescribed by the State Board within 10 days after the filing date established under § 5–303 of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An individual who has filed a certificate of candidacy for the special election to fill a vacancy for Representative in Congress may withdraw the certificate on the prescribed form within 2 days after the filing date established in the proclamation issued by the Governor.</text>
  </level>
</section>
