Maryland Statutes
Title 11B - Maryland Homeowners Association Act
Section 11B-111.2 - Candidate or Proposition Sign

(a)    In this section, “candidate sign” means a sign on behalf of a candidate for public office or a slate of candidates for public office.
    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a recorded covenant or restriction, a provision in a declaration, or a provision in the bylaws or rules of a homeowners association may not restrict or prohibit the display of:
        (1)    A candidate sign; or
        (2)    A sign that advertises the support or defeat of any question submitted to the voters in accordance with the Election Law Article.
    (c)    A recorded covenant or restriction, a provision in a declaration, or a provision in the bylaws or rules of a homeowners association may restrict the display of a candidate sign or a sign that advertises the support or defeat of any proposition:
        (1)    In the common areas;
        (2)    In accordance with provisions of federal, State, and local law; or
        (3)    If a limitation to the time period during which signs may be displayed is not specified by a law of the jurisdiction in which the homeowners association is located, to a time period not less than:
            (i)    30 days before the primary election, general election, or vote on the proposition; and
            (ii)    7 days after the primary election, general election, or vote on the proposition.

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