Theodore R. McKEldin, Governor       17

Whereas, it is necessary that provision be made for
such matters for the primary and general elections sched-
uled to be held in the year 1952; and

Whereas, it is also desirable that such provisions be
enacted in general language so that they will be applicable
without change to succeeding election years; now therefore

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That a new section be and it is hereby added to
Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edi-
tion), title "Elections/' said new section to be known as
Section 138A, to folllow immediately after Section 138 of
said Article (said Section 138 having been Section 130 in
Chapter 3 of the Acts of the First Special Session of 1950),
and to be under the sub-title "Voting by Mail/' and to read
as follows:

138A (a) Notwithstanding the provisions in Section 57
of this Article, requiring certain primary elections to be
held throughout this State on the second Monday in Septem-
ber, every said primary election shall be held on the fourth
Monday in the month of June. In those years in which
there shall be an election for President and Vice-President
of the United States, the said primary shall be held on the
first Monday in May, as is provided in said Section 57.

(b)  Any person wishing to file a certificate of candidacy
in any such primary election shall file said certificate with
the Secretary of State or with the Board of Supervisors of
Elections, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the provi-
sions of Section 59 of this Article, specifying the days on
which such certificates shall be filed the last day for filing
such certificate of candidacy shall be the Monday which is
nine TEN weeks or sixty three SEVENTY days prior to
the day upon which the said primary election is scheduled to
be held. No candidate shall withdraw after the

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DAY
WHICH IS NINE WEEKS OR SIXTY-THREE DAYS
PRIOR TO THE DAY UPON WHICH THE SAID PRI-
MARY ELECTION IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD.

(c)  Immediately upon receiving any such certificate of
nomination, the Secretary of State shall certify it to the
proper Boards of Supervisors of Elections.

(d)  The State Conventions of the political parties shall
meet according to the party rules and usages within thirty