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expressed for direct primaries, shall ever thereafter be removed from
the class of excepted counties in this section specifically mentioned.

All such candidates for such office, and all such delegates, managing
bodies, executives and executive committees shall be nominated, selected
and chosen by the direct vote of the duly registered voters belonging to
or acting with such parties, respectively, in every precinct, ward, coun-
cilmanic, legislative or other election district in Baltimore city, and
also in the several counties of the State of Maryland, respec-
tively, and in each and every election precinct and election dis-
trict of each of said counties of the State of Maryland, respectively,
it being the intent and purpose of this sub-title that all such candi-
dates for public office, all delegates to such party conventions and all
managing bodies, executives or executive committees of any such politi-
cal party, whenever the political party usage provides for such execu-
tives or executive committees, shall be nominated, as aforesaid, by the
direct vote of the duly registered voters belonging to or acting with
such parties, respectively, in Baltimore city, or any precinct, ward,
councilmanic or legislative district thereof, or in any county or district
or precinct thereof, as the case, with respect to any public office, or
place or position aforesaid, may be; and that no candidate for such
public office, delegate to such convention, party executive or executive
committee, or managing body of any such political party, as aforesaid,
in and for Baltimore city or the several counties of the State, shall be
chosen or elected by any such political convention or otherwise than
by the duly registered voters belonging to or acting with said political
parties, as aforesaid. It shall be lawful for all such parties aforesaid to
elect and hold such party conventions, which shall have full power and
authority, in all respects whatsoever, to act in respect to all matters
appertaining to the organization, maintenance, conduct, affairs and
interest of the party, in Baltimore city or in. any county of the State,
saving and excepting only the choice, selection, nomination or appoint-
ment of party candidates for such public office, delegates to such con-
ventions, or party executive or managing bodies or executive commit-
tees, of any sort whatever, in and for Baltimore city and the several
counties of the State. Provided, that the candidates of such political
parties for governor, attorney-general, comptroller and clerk of the
court of appeals of the State shall be nominated in the manner pre-
scribed in this article by State conventions, and such State conventions
-shall also have the power to select, in such manner as they may deter-
mine, delegates to national conventions and presidential electors and
the governing bodies of such political parties for the State, but shall
have no power to select or appoint committees or governing bodies of
any character for Baltimore city nor for any division thereof nor for
the counties of the State.

1910, ch. 741, sec. 160 5 (p. 116).

179. Said primary elections by the political parties aforesaid shall
be annually held throughout the State, including Baltimore city, on a