Thank you for your interest in running for public office with the Maryland Green Party. The deadline set by state law to declare intent to run for office in 2014 has passed.   

The nomination process for candidates who have declared their intent to seek the Green Party's nomination is below.

The Maryland Green Party will use the following procedure to determine its nominees for Governor/Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, United States Senate, United States House, Maryland State Senate, Maryland House of Delegates and county offices:

The Maryland State Board of Elections sets a deadline by which all candidates for public office must file a Declaration of Intent to run for office. This deadline is typically in the late winter or early spring of the calendar year in which the election will be held (in 2014, the deadline was Tuesday, February 25th). All candidates seeking the Green Party’s nomination must be sure to file this declaration in a timely manner. On the Saturday approximately sixty days following the first Saturday following the Maryland State Board of Elections' deadline for filing a Declaration of Intent (for 2014, this will be Saturday, May 3rd) the Maryland Green Party will make a ballot available for download from the front page of the Maryland Green Party's website.

To be eligible to have their name placed on this ballot, a candidate must:

1. Be a registered member of the Green Party.

2. Complete the Maryland Green Party candidate application.

3. File a Declaration of Intent with the Maryland State Board of Elections by the deadline established by state law.

The ballot will remain available for download from the front page of the website for 28 days.

All ballots must be received by mail by the Maryland Green Party at P.O. Box 29915, Baltimore, MD 21230 by the close of the post office on the fourth Saturday following the date of publication of the Maryland Green Party’s ballot (for 2014, this will be Saturday, May 31st).

Voters may also request a ballot by phone at 410-825-8641. Ballots will be sent by mail upon the voter’s request. All ballots be received by mail by the Maryland Green Party at P.O. Box 29915, Baltimore, MD 21230 by the close of the post office on the fourth Saturday following the date of publication of the Maryland Green Party’s ballot (for 2014, this will be Saturday, May 31st).

For state-wide races, every person residing in Maryland and registered with the State Board of Elections as a Green Party member will be eligible to cast a ballot by mail. For United States House, Maryland State Senate and Maryland House of Delegate races, every person residing in that district and registered with the State Board of Elections as a Green Party member will be eligible to cast a ballot by mail. In addition, for United States House, Maryland State Senate and Maryland House of Delegate races, every person registered with the State Board of Elections as a Green Party member residing within a recognized Green Party "local" may cast a ballot in any nomination representing a part of that local (for example, the United States House District 2 is contained within Harford County, Baltimore County, Baltimore City, and Anne Arundel County. All members of all recognized Maryland Green Party locals for these areas will be entitled to cast a vote for this particular nomination).

In order to verify their status, each voter will be required to provide the following information on their ballot: name, ZIP code, and date of birth. In order to resolve cases of potential fraud, each voter must also provide a valid e-mail address or phone number at which they can be reached to confirm their vote.

Ranked-choice voting will be implemented whenever possible. "None of the above" will be listed as an option for all races. Write-ins cannot be accepted.

Candidates must win a majority of the votes received to receive the nomination of the Maryland Green Party. The Coordinating Council of the Maryland Green Party retains the final authority to submit Certificate of Nomination to the State Board of Elections on behalf of the party's nominees.