(a)   If a certificate of withdrawal is filed under this subtitle:
    (1)   the certificate of candidacy to which the certificate of withdrawal
relates is void;
    (2)   the name of the candidate may not be submitted to the voters for
nomination and election to the office to which the certificate relates
unless the individual files a new certificate of candidacy within the
time limit prescribed for filing; and
    (3)   except as provided in § 5-402 of this article, the filing fee for the
certificate of candidacy may not be refunded.
  (b)   Except for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the name of
any individual who files a certificate of candidacy and does not
withdraw shall appear on the primary election ballot unless, by the
10th day after the filing deadline specified under § 5-303 of this
article, the individual's death or disqualification is known to the
applicable board with which the certificate of candidacy was filed.
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