Ch. 778                            MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1611

circumstances.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That Section 40A(f) of Article 40 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), title "General
Assembly," subtitle "Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative
Review," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

40A.

(f) At least thirty days prior to the adoption of any rule, regulation, or standard
by any of the several departments, boards, commissions, or other agencies of the
executive branch, the rule, regulation or standard shall be submitted to the
committee AND THE RULE, REGULATION OR STANDARD SHALL BE
INVALID UNTIL SO SUBMITTED. However, the submission of the proposed
rule, regulation or standard to the committee shall not prevent the adoption and
promulgation of such rule, regulation or standard by the department, board,
commission or other agency [[. THE RULE, REGULATION OR STANDARD
MAY BE PUT INTO EFFECT AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE UPON
THE APPROVAL OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE OR HIS
REPRESENTATIVE.]] AFTER THE THIRTY DAY PERIOD. IN THE
EVENT THAT THE ADOPTING AGENCY DECLARES THE RULE,
REGULATION OR STANDARD TO BE NECESSARY AS AN
EMERGENCY MEASURE, THE RULE, REGULATION OR STANDARD
MAY BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUBMISSION TO
THE COMMITTEE IF APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE. THE
CHAIRMAN OR VICE-CHAIRMAN THEREOF.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 24, 1973.

CHAPTER 779
(House Bill 452)

AN ACT to repeal Sections 3-12(b), 3-15(c), 3-16(e), 3-17(c), 3-20(c), 15-3(f),
24-26(b), 26-3(b), 26-7(b)(l), 26-12, 27-5(b), 27-7(c), and 27-8 of Article 33 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume and 1972
Supplement), title "Election Code," subtitles "Registration of Voters - How and
by Whom Conducted," "General Provisions for Voting," "Offenses and
Penalties," "Fair Election Practices," and "Absentee Voting," and to enact new
sections 3-12(b), 3-15(c), 3-16(e), 3-17(c), 3-20(c), 15-3(f), 24-26(b), 26-3(b),
26-7(b)(l), 26-12, 27-5(b), 27-7(c), and 27-8 in lieu thereof, to stand respectively
in place of the sections repealed; to remove all specified forms in the election¹
laws of this State; to provide that the State Administrative Board of Election
Laws shall prescribe the forms required by said Election laws; and relating
generally to the election laws of this State and the forms and procedures
thereof.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 3-12(b), 3-15(c), 3-16(e), 3-17(c), 3-20(c), 15-3(f),
24-26(b), 26-3(b), 26-7(b)(l), 26-12, 27-5(b), 27-7(c), and 27-8 of Article 33 of the