/Maryland
Ballot access requirements to run for Congress AS AN INDEPENDENT in Maryland:
MARYLAND
1% of the total number of voters who are eligible to vote for the office being sought by the candidate, plus a $100 filing fee.
The original signature requirements for the 2020 election are listed below:
District 1: 5,307
District 2: 4,918
District 3: 5,256
District 4: 5,150
District 5: 5,525
District 6: 5,214
District 7: 5,064
District 8: 5,496
In response to COVID-19, the signature requirements for 2020 were reduced to half the amounts listed above.
The number of signatures required for the 2022 and 2024 elections will vary.
1% of the total number of voters who are eligible to vote for the office being sought by the candidate, plus a $100 filing fee.
The original signature requirements for the 2020 election are listed below:
District 1: 5,307
District 2: 4,918
District 3: 5,256
District 4: 5,150
District 5: 5,525
District 6: 5,214
District 7: 5,064
District 8: 5,496
In response to COVID-19, the signature requirements for 2020 were reduced to half the amounts listed above.
The number of signatures required for the 2022 and 2024 elections will vary.
Independent candidates file paperwork in two phases.
First, a candidate must submit a declaration of intent to the Maryland State Board of Elections. This form must be filed no later than the first Monday in July.[4][9][10]
Second, by 5 p.m. on the first Monday in August of the election year, the candidate must submit a certificate of candidacy to the Maryland State Board of Elections and a financial disclosure form to the Maryland State Ethics Commission.
The candidate must also submit to the Maryland State Board of Elections a petition signed by either 10,000 registered voters, or 1 percent of the total number of voters who are eligible to vote for the office being sought by the candidate, whichever is less. Independent candidates must also pay the same filing fees as party candidates.[4][9]
First, a candidate must submit a declaration of intent to the Maryland State Board of Elections. This form must be filed no later than the first Monday in July.[4][9][10]
Second, by 5 p.m. on the first Monday in August of the election year, the candidate must submit a certificate of candidacy to the Maryland State Board of Elections and a financial disclosure form to the Maryland State Ethics Commission.
The candidate must also submit to the Maryland State Board of Elections a petition signed by either 10,000 registered voters, or 1 percent of the total number of voters who are eligible to vote for the office being sought by the candidate, whichever is less. Independent candidates must also pay the same filing fees as party candidates.[4][9]
