ELECTIONS 1455

This section referred to in construing secs. 90 and 94—see notes to the former.
Graham v. Wellington, 121 Md. 662.

Secs. 85-93 cited in construing Art. 1, Sec. 5 of Maryland Constitution. Jackson v.
Norris, 173 Md. 599.

See notes to sec. 55.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 51A. 1922, ch. 447.

86. No petition for the election of a charter board, under the pro-
visions of Article XIA of the Constitution of Maryland, title "Local
Legislation," shall be accepted or filed by the Board of Supervisors of Elec-
tions of Baltimore City or any of the counties, as the case may be unless all
of the signatures attached to any such petition shall have been written
thereon by the signers within six months of the date when such petition is
laid before the Board of Supervisors of Elections of Baltimore City or any
of the Counties, as the case may be. In signing any petition in accordance
with the manner prescribed in Section 7 of said Article XIA of the Consti-
tution, every signer thereto shall place to the right of his or her name as
and when signed, the date of such signature in his or her own handwriting,
and no action thereon shall be taken by any Board of Supervisors of Elec-
tions unless the petition is filed within six months of the date of the first
signature.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 52. 1912, sec. 44. 1904, sec. 43. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 39.

87. Certificates of nominations shall be filed with the secretary of state
for the nomination of members of congress or of candidates for offices to be
filled by voters of the entire State or of any division of a greater extent
than one county. For all other nominations to public offices certificates of
nomination shall be filed with the supervisors of election of the respective
counties or of Baltimore City, as the case may be, wherein the offices are to

be filled by the voters.

Cited but not construed in Wells v. Munroe, 86 Md. 447.
Cited in construing Sec. 83. Iverson v. Jones, 171 Md. 649.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 53. 1912, sec. 45. 1904, sec. 44. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 40.

88. No certificate of nomination shall contain the name of more than
one nominee for each office to be filled. No person shall join in nominat-
ing more than one nominee for each office to be filled and no person shall
accept a nomination to more than one office.
Cited but not construed in Thom v. Cook, 113 Md. 87.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 54. 1912, sec. 46. 1904, sec. 45. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 41.

89. The secretary of state and the several boards of supervisors of elec-
tions shall cause to be preserved in their respective offices for two years all
certificates of nomination filed with them under the provisions of this
article. All such certificates shall be opened to public inspection.

Cited in construing Art. 78. Jackson v. Norris, 173 Md. 585.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 55. 1912, sec. 47. 1904, sec. 46. 1896, ch. 202, sec. 42
1900, ch. 366. 1902, ch. 133. 1927, ch. 240. 1931, ch. 239.

90. Except in cases provided for by Section 94 and cases of special
election to fill vacancies in office caused by death, resignation or otherwise,
and except in cases of nominations which are made at the primary election,
such certificates of nomination shall be filed respectively with the Secre-
tary of State in cases of nominations for State-wide offices, and in cases