1340 ARTICLE 33.

tions which appear in the credentials of each of such delegations upon
each and every ballot cast in the nomination of such candidate, and if
such certificate of such nomination be not furnished, such nomination shall
be held to be defective and the name of such nominee shall not appear
upon the official ballot at the election to be held to fill such office. The bal-
lots in such cases shall be cast in Baltimore City, and the several coun-
ties of the State, respectively, as provided in the preceding sections, and
shall be counted and canvassed, and the result of the election announced
and certified in Baltimore City and in each of the counties of the State
as now provided by said Article 33 for elections held hereunder, and said
primary election shall be held and conducted and determined in the man-
ner 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 may be 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 conventions, members of man-
aging bodies, precinct, ward, city and county executives or executive com-
mittees 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 candi-
dates, so qualified in a similar manner to that herein provided for suc-
cessful candidates at primary elections, and no such primary election shall
be held for such political party; and provided, further, that whenever only
one candidate of any such political party for such public office or position
has so qualified to have his name so placed upon the official primary elec-
tion -ballot at the expiration of the time allowed by this sub-title, then, and
in that event, a certificate of nomination 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 official ballot,
so 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 an-
nounced 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.

This section is broad enough to include a case where two candidates receive an
equal number of votes, and in such case there is a vacancy within meaning of this
section. Action of newly elected state central committee in designating a nominee
held valid. Usilton v. Bramble, 117 Md. 12 (decided prior to the act of 1912, ch. 2).

See notes to secs. 55, 190 and 200.