Source: http://obamaballotchallenge.com/maryland
Timestamp: 2013-05-23 01:50:04
Document Index: 547632726

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 5', '§ 5', 'art. 33', '§ 5', '§ 2', '§ 8', '§ 5', '§ 5', '§ 12', '§ 12', '§ 12']

So, I’ve been going through the laws and hoping that we may have a good chance in Maryland because the actual qualifications state you must be a Natural Born Citizen. I’ve added pretty much every law that is related and I called the Board of Elections on exactly how to go about challenging someone on the ballot.
So in MD, you must petition the court for a hearing and it must be with two days after the candidates are certified by the Board of Elections. She said they certify them on January 23rd, so I would have to file, between then and the 25th, to make it in time. She said my council will have to file the petition, would Orly be willing to file a pro hac vice here, to be my council? I really believe, that I could go in there myself and prove he is ineligible, but that might be a dumb thing to do, not knowing HOW it all works. If she is able, I can meet her at the airport and drive to Annapolis, where the Circuit Court is located, just so you know/ So anyways, we got about a month and a half on this one, hipefully we will already have it taken care of by then!!!!!
Md. Election Law Code Ann. § 5-201
§ 5-201. In general
An individual may become a candidate for a public or party office only if the individual satisfies the qualifications for that office established by law and, in the case of a party office, by party constitution or bylaws.
HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 5-201; 2002, ch. 291, §§ 2, 4.
This picture is from yur website and states the qualifications for filing candidacy. It says the President
http://www.elections.state.md.us/candidacy/qualifications.html
Md. Election Law Code Ann. § 8-502
(a) Applicability. — This section applies to the placement on the ballot in the primary election of the names of individuals who are candidates for nomination by principal political parties to the office of President of the United States.
(b) Procedure. — An individual who desires to run in the primary election may be placed on the ballot only:
(1) by direction of the Secretary of State in accordance with subsection (c) of this section; or
(2) by filing, in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, a petition containing the signatures of at least 400 registered voters from each congressional district in the State.
(c) Selection by Secretary of State. –
Md. Election Law Code Ann. § 5-301
§ 5-601. Candidates qualifying.
Md. Election Law Code Ann. § 12-203
§ 12-203. Procedure
(a) In general. — A proceeding under this subtitle shall be conducted in accordance with the Maryland Rules, except that:
(3) an appeal shall be taken directly to the Court of Appeals within 5 days of the date of the decision of the circuit court.
(b) Expedited appeal. — The Court of Appeals shall give priority to hear and decide an appeal brought under subsection (a) (3) of this section as expeditiously as the circumstances require.
§ 12-204. Judgment
(a) In general. — The court may provide a remedy as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section if the court determines that the alleged act or omission materially affected the rights of interested parties or the purity of the elections process and:
(1) may have changed the outcome of an election already held; or
(b) Act or omission that changed election outcome. — If the court makes an affirmative determination that an act or omission was committed that changed the outcome of an election already held, the court shall:
(c) Act or omission that may change outcome of pending election. — If the court makes an affirmative determination that an act or omission has been committed that may change the outcome of a pending election, the court may:
(d) Clear and convincing evidence. — A determination of the court under subsection (a) of this section shall be based on clear and convincing evidence.
http://electionlawissues.org/PDF’s/ChapterTwo%20-%20Proofed2.pdf
B. CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES As indicated earlier in this chapter, the Supreme Court recognizes that states have an interest in establishing candidate ballot qualification standards.
identify the character and magnitude of the burden the challenged regulation(s) place(s) on the plaintiff’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights,
consider whether the state’s interest(s) justify the burden placed on the plaintiff’s rights, NOW MY PROOF (CLEAR AND COMVINCING EVIDENCE) TO YOU AND MARYLANDERS EXPECT TO HAVE THE LAW FOLLOWED!
You will notice that all my cources are from the Library of Congress!
The LAW he was referring to, was the Civil Rights Act of 1866 which states: