22 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 2]

ence. And if this does not give a majority of all the votes cast
and counted to any candidate, then the lowest first choice candi-
date shall be dropped from the canvass and his "second choices"
distributed among the remaining candidates and thus added to
their "first choice" votes.

And if necessary, continuing the above process by dropping
the lowest candidates and distributing his votes as marked for
"second choice" among the remaining candidates until one has a
majority of the votes cast and counted or is the only one remain-
ing. And such one so having a majority or being the only one
remaining shall be the "second choice" candidate of said county
or legislative district and shall be entitled to receive the votes
of said county or legislative district in the State Convention
after the name of the first choice candidate of said county or
legislative district shall have been dropped from the considera-
tion of said convention as hereinafter provided.

In addition thereto the Supervisors of Elections in Baltimore
City and the counties of the State shall issue to the delegates
elected to each State convention of such parties, a certificate of
election, which certificate shall also contain the result of such
primary election balloting where there are only two candidates
and also as to the first and second choice or preference of the
voters of such party for the candidates so voted upon where
there are more than two, and such certificate shall be accepted
as the credentials of such delegation in such convention of such
party and as the instructions of the voters of such party in such
county and legislative district of Baltimore City as to how the
votes of such delegation are to be cast, and duplicates of such
certificates shall be mailed at once by said Supervisors of Elec-
tions to the chairman of the State Central Committee of the
State of each of the political parties coming within the provi-
sions of this article. Such convention may be called according
to such party rules or usage, not later than five weeks prior to
the election following such primary election, and immediately
after such credentials have been received and the body has
effected a permanent organization it shall proceed to the nomi-
nation of its candidates. The several delegations shall be
required to cast and the chairman shall announce the vote
according to such instructions so received by the several delega-
tions in the primaries so held in their respective counties or
legislative districts of Baltimore City and if the result of such
ballot in such convention shows that there has been no nomina-
tion for such office by a majority vote of such convention, then
and in that event the candidate receiving the lowest vote for
such office shall be dropped from the balloting by the conven-