108 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Committees of the counties or as the governing bodies of the
counties may determine upon for county primary elections. But
in no event shall any primary election in the several counties be
held later than the second Monday in September in each year.
The State Central Committee or other governing body of the
said political parties of the several counties shall give notice of
the day for holding the primary election in their several coun-
ties by publication in some newspaper or newspapers published
in the respective counties at least three weeks prior to the date
of holding said primary election, which notice shall also state
the place of holding the primary election and the hours during
which the polls shall be open, and said polling places in each
election precinct or district may be open from eight o'clock
A. M. until six o'clock P. M. and not less than four hours on
the day of the primary election. The Supervisors of Election
of the several counties shall cause to be made, before the first
day of July, 1908, a complete alphabetical list of the qualified
voters of each election district or precinct of the several coun-
ties in the order of their registration and thereafter annually
correct and post the same, which list shall be certified to by
the Supervisors of Election, and shall cause to be made such
additional certified list as may be required by any political
party; provided, that where such a complete alphabetical list
of the qualified voters of any county has already been prepared
by the Board of Election Supervisors under existing law it may
be corrected as necessary and posted by the Board of Election
Supervisors and used under the provisions of this Act.

SEC. I6OB. The primary election of each of said political
parties held under this Act shall be conducted by three judges
and two clerks belonging to said respective parties in each elec-
tion precinct or; district of the respective counties, who shall be
selected and appointed by the members of the Board of Super-
visors of Election for each of said counties in the following
manner, to wit: The members of the majority party upon said
board shall appoint the said judges and clerks for the primary
election of said majority party and the member of the minority
party upon said board shall appoint the judges and clerks for
the primary election of said minority party, and all of the mem-
bers of said board, or the majority of them, shall appoint the
judges and clerks for the primary election of any other party
which may hold, or be required to hold, a primary election
under the provisions of this Act; and one of the judges of the
primary election of each of said parties shall be chosen as
aforesaid from among the registration officers of each precinct
or district for each of said parties and such judge so chosen
shall be and be known as the return judge in said primary