(a) An election of officers for a proposed municipality shall be conducted at the same time and place as the referendum on the question of incorporation and is subject to the same procedures and practices.
(b) An individual may not be initially nominated or elected to a municipal office unless the individual qualifies under the requirements specified for that office in the proposed municipal charter.
(c) (1) A candidate for an elected office of a proposed municipality shall be nominated by a certificate of nomination filed by the candidate with the county board of elections.
(2) The certificate of nomination shall include:
(i) the name and residence address of the candidate; and
(ii) the office that the candidate seeks.
(d) After certificates of nomination by candidates for municipal office are filed, the county board of elections shall prepare ballots to allow the registered voters of the area proposed to be incorporated to vote on the candidates who are nominated under this section.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Incorporation of Municipalities
Section 4-202 - Application of Subtitle
Section 4-203 - Minimum Number of Residents Required
Section 4-204 - Petition for Incorporation
Section 4-205 - Report of Organizing Committee
Section 4-206 - Submission of Proposed Municipal Charter
Section 4-207 - Referendum Request
Section 4-208 - Posting and Publication
Section 4-209 - Referendum; Proclamation of Result
Section 4-210 - Nomination and Election of Municipal Officers
Section 4-211 - Tally and Certification of Election Results
Section 4-212 - Proclamation of Elected Officers; Appointment Process
Section 4-213 - Cost of Referendum and Election of Officers
Section 4-214 - Registration of Municipal Charter
Section 4-215 - Schedule for Phasing in Local Income Tax Payments