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trict in which they reside on the day set for any general, pri-
mary or special election, whether Presidential, Congressional,
Judicial, State, County or Legislative District or any election
in Baltimore City, the Governor may, by proclamation, pub-
lished once in no more than three newspapers in each county
and in Baltimore City, suspend the operation of the election
laws of the State and all rules and regulations adopted there-
under, so far as such laws and rules and regulations are incon-
sistent with the provisions of this Act.

220. Whenever the Governor shall issue a proclamation as
provided for in the preceding section, the following provisions
shall become effective as law, and all laws and rules and regu-
lations inconsistent with this Act shall be suspended:

(a) Certificates of nomination shall be filed respectively

with the Secretary of State not less than 43 days, and with the
Supervisors of Elections not less than 40 days before the day
of election, and in all other respects Section 47 of Article 33
of the Annotated Code, Chapter 133, Acts of 1902, is to remain
in full force and operation.

(b) Not less than 36 days before an election to fill any
public office, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Super-
visors of Elections of each county and of Baltimore City the
name and description of nominees in the manner provided for
in Section 48 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code, Chapter
302, Acts of 1896, and in all other respects the said Section 48
is to remain in full force and operation.

(c) Notifications by those declining nominations shall be
made at least 35 days before election, and in all other respects
Section 50 of Article 33 of the Annotated Code, Chapter 202,
Acts of 1896, shall remain in full force and operation.

(d) Should any person nominated to fill a public office die
before election day or decline the nomination, as herein pro-
vided, or should any certificate of nomination be or become
insufficient or inoperative, the vacancy or vacancies thus occa-
sioned may be filled in the manner provided for original nomi-
nations. The certificate of the substituted candidate shall, ex-
cept in case of a nominee dying, be filed at least 30 days before
the day of election, and in cases of either resignation or death
shall be filed within six days after the vacancy shall have oc-
curred. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to cer-
tify all such substitute nominations to the Supervisors of Elec-
tions immediately after they are filed with him. In case of a

vacancy occurring within so short a time before the day of