ART. 33] SENATORIAL PRIMARIES. 949

section of this article, such vacancy shall be filled by the state central
committee, or governing body of the party to which said nominee
belongs of the county in which any such vacancy occurs.

Senatorial Primaries.

1908, ch. 400, sec. 1.

202. Whenever there shall be a general election of the members of
the general assembly of the State of Maryland, charged with the duty
of electing a senator for the State of Maryland in the congress of the
United States, a primary election shall be held on the same day on
which said general election shall take place, between the hours of 6
A. M. and 5 :30 P. M. in Baltimore city, and 8 A. M. and 6 :30 P. M.
in the counties, at and in each election precinct in Baltimore city and in
the several counties of the State for the purpose of nominating by the
ballots of duly registered Democratic voters a candidate of the Demo-
cratic party for United States senator and for the purpose of nominat-
ing by the ballots of duly registered Republican voters a candidate of
the Republican party for United States senator, and also for the purpose
of nominating by the ballots of duly registered voters of any other
political party, which may have polled ten per cent, of the total registered
vote of the State of Maryland at the last preceding general election in
said State, a candidate of any such party for United States senator for
the term or terms to be filled by the general assembly election at said
general election. Such candidate shall be nominated by the direct vote
of the duly registered voters belonging to or voting with the several
political parties aforesaid in each legislative district of Baltimore city
and in each of the several counties respectively, said vote in each of
said districts and counties to be binding as far as may be possible
according to law, on the State senator and members of the house of
delegates, elected at said general election in each of said legislative
districts and counties to the general assembly next ensuing said election.
so as to require said senator and members of the house of delegates to
vote for the candidates for United States senator who in said primary
election shall have received the greatest number of votes cast in the
county or legislative district from which said senator and members of
the house of delegates shall have been elected for the senatorial candi-
dates of the party to which said senator and members of the house of
delegates belong, as hereinafter more particularly set forth.

1908, ch. 400, sec. 2.

203. The primary election of each of said political parties for
the nomination of a senator in the congress of the United States shall
be conducted by and held under the supervision and control of the
state central committee of each of the several political parties aforesaid
of and in the respective counties of the State of Maryland and of and
in the several legislative districts of Baltimore city, respectively, which
said state central committee, respectively shall select the polling places.