24: LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 2]

manner and form provided by this article for general elections
and subject to all regulations, requirements and provisions as
prescribed by this article for general elections, in so far as the
same is or are or maybe applicable to said primary elections,
except as may be herein otherwise provided; and the provisions
of the general election law governing election contests are hereby
expressly declared to be applicable to such primary elections;
provided, that if after the expiration of the time allowed by this
sub-title for candidates for public office, delegates to conven-
tions, members of managing bodies, precinct, ward, city and
county executives or executive committees to qualify for the
purpose of having their names placed upon the official primary
election ballot in any legislative district of Baltimore City or
in any county of the State it shall appear that only one set of
candidates of any such political party have so qualified, then
and in that event, certificates of nomination or selection shall
be issued to the candidates, so qualified in a similar manner to
that herein provided for successful candidates at primary elec-
tions, and no such primary election shall be held for such polit-
ical party; and provided, further, that whenever only one can-
didate of any such political party for such public office or posi-
tion has so qualified to have his name so placed upon the official
primary election ballot at the expiration of the time allowed
by this sub-title, then, and in that event, a certificate of nomina-
tion or selection shall in like manner be issued to him forthwith,
and his name, and the name of the position for which he is a
candidate shall be omitted from the said oflficial ballot, go that
such official ballot of such political party shall contain only the
names of such candidates for position, offices, or delegates where
there are qualified contestants for such positions. Any vacancy
which may exist in respect to any office, delegates to convention,
or position named in this sub-title occurring after the returns
have been canvassed and finally announced or which may exist
by reason of there being no candidate for the same in any such
primary election or otherwise, shall be filled as the rules and
regulations of the governing bodies for the respective parties in
the counties, city or State may now or shall hereafter provide.

160L. The provisions, all and singular, from section 87 to
115 of this article, both inclusive, and the offenses defined and
the penalties and punishments prescribed therefor in said sec-
tions, respectively, shall be fully applicable in all respects to
the same persons, matters and omissions in connection with or
pertaining to the primary elections of any primary election held
under this article, sub-title "Primary Elections"; and said
sections are hereby made applicable to all primary elections