§ 8–509
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Election Law § 8-509 (2026)
Title 8. Elections
Subtitle 5. Presidential Elections
§ 8–509LinkCopy Citation
(a)
After the vote of the State’s presidential electors is completed, if the final list of presidential electors differs from any list that the Governor previously included on a certificate of ascertainment prepared and transmitted under 3 U.S.C. § 5, the State Administrator immediately shall prepare an amended certificate of ascertainment in accordance with 3 U.S.C. § 4 and transmit it to the Governor for the Governor’s signature.
(b)
The Governor immediately shall deliver the signed amended certificate of ascertainment to the State Administrator and a signed duplicate original of the amended certificate of ascertainment to all individuals entitled to receive this State’s certificate of ascertainment, indicating that the amended certificate of ascertainment is to be substituted for the certificate of ascertainment previously submitted.
(c)
(1)
The State Administrator shall prepare a certificate of the vote.
(2)
The presidential electors on the final list shall sign the certificate.
(3)
The State Administrator shall process and transmit the signed certificate with the amended certificate of ascertainment under 3 U.S.C. §§ 9 through 11.