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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ELECTION LAW 11-603

  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The State Board shall certify election results in accordance with the provisions of this article and regulations adopted by the State Board.

(b) The State Board shall:

(1) promptly deliver under its seal a certified statement notifying:

(i) each individual who is declared elected;

(ii) each individual who is continued in office;

(iii) the Secretary and presiding officer of the United States Senate, in the case of the election of a United States Senator to represent the State; and

(iv) the Clerk and presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives, in the case of the election of a member of the House of Representatives to represent the State; and

(2) publish a sufficient number of copies of the certified statements of the votes cast throughout the State that are delivered to it by the Board of State Canvassers and make the copies available to the public at cost.