MD SB237

Political parties and unaffiliated presidential candidates must submit two names for each presidential elector position: a "Presidential Elector Nominee" and an "Alternate Presidential Elector Nominee" to the State Board at least 30 days before the general election

Presidential elector nominees must execute a pledge to vote for their party's nominees (or the unaffiliated candidate who nominated them) for President and Vice President

The State Administrator of Elections will preside at the meeting of presidential electors and fill any vacancies caused by absent electors, first using alternate electors, then by lot among remaining alternates, or by plurality vote of remaining electors

Electors who refuse to present a ballot, present an unmarked ballot, or vote in violation of their pledge automatically vacate the office, creating a vacancy to be filled by a substitute elector

The Governor must submit an amended certificate of ascertainment if the final list of presidential electors differs from the original certification, with provisions for coordination with Maryland's participation in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (Chapters 43 and 44 of 2007)