18            Laws of Maryland         [Ch. 10

(30) days after any such primary election. All nominations
made by such conventions shall be certified promptly to the
Secretary of State, who shall immediately thereafter certify
to the proper boards of Supervisors of Elections the name
and description of each person so nominated for office.

(e)   Constitutional amendments and all referenda or
other questions, if any, shall be certified to the Boards of
Supervisors of Elections on or before the fourth Monday
in the month of July in each year in which there is to be a
general election at which such amendments, referenda or
questions a,re to be voted upon.

(f)  Notwithstanding the provision in Section 56 of this
Article, requiring any candidate for the offices of either
President or Vice-President of the United States to file a
certificate of candidacy for said office not less than thirty
days before the day of the primary election for the selec-
tion of delegates to the State convention which shall select
and instruct the delegate of each party to the national con-
vention, the last day for filing such certificate of candidacy
shall be the Monday which is nine weeks or sixty-three
days prior to the day upon which the said primary election
is scheduled to be held.

(g)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 50 of this
Article, wherein are specified the times for filing certain
certificates of nomination of independent candidates upon
petitions of signers, all such certificates of nomination re-
ferred to in the said section shall be filed with the Secre-
tary of State or with the Board of Supervisors of Elections,
as the case may be, not later than the fourth Monday in
the month of July next preceding the general election at
which such candidates are to be voted upon; and in cases
of nominations for President and Vice-President of the
United States or for electors of President and Vice-Presi-
dent, such certificates shall be filed with the Secretary of
State not later than the fourth Monday in the month of
July next preceding the date fixed for the election of such
officers.

(h) The several Boards of Supervisors of Elections shall
appoint the required number of judges and clerks for the
primary and general elections, as required by law, not later
than May 1 in any year in which a primary election is to
be held on the fourth Monday in the month of June, and
not later than March 15 in any year in which a primary
election is to be held on the first Monday in the month of
May.