Ross v. State Board of Elections

BATTAGLIA, Judge.

This matter arises out of the 2004 General Election for the Thirteenth Councilmanic District seat on the Baltimore City Council in which Paula Johnson Branch was the Democratic Party candidate and victor in the election, and Glenn L. Ross was the Green Party candidate and individual who, after the election, challenged Branch’s qualifications to be on the ballot. We are presented with the question of the applicability of Maryland Code (2002), Sections 9-209 1 and 12-202 2 of the Election Law Article, which provide for judicial challenges to aspects of the election process. The…