1. (a) 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.
2. (b) 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.

Added as Art. 33, § 5-502, by Acts 1998, c. 585, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1999. Transferred to Election Law § 5-502 by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 291, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 21, § 6, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 222, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003; Acts 2007, c. 219, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2011, c. 169, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2019, c. 770, § 1, eff. June 1, 2019.

Formerly Art. 33, § 5-502.