Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor       19

(i) The War Ballot Commission shall have full and com-
plete authority to make rules and regulations governing
cases for which no provisions have been made in this sub-
title.

(j) The provisions of this section shall be effective and
prevail over anything to the contrary elsewhere in this
Article, so long as this sub-title remains in effect.

SEC. 1A. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CON-
TRARY IN SUB-SECTION 138A(B) HEREIN ABOVE
IN THIS ACT SPECIFYING THAT THE LAST DAY
FOR FILING A CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY
SHALL BE THE MONDAY WHICH IS TEN WEEKS
OR SEVENTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE DAY UPON
WHICH A PRIMARY ELECTION IS SCHEDULED TO
BE HELD, THE LAST DAY FOR FILING A CERTIFI-
CATE OF CANDIDACY FOR THE PRIMARY ELEC-
TION WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON THE
FIRST MONDAY IN THE MONTH OF MAY, 1952,
SHALL BE THE MONDAY WHICH IS NINE WEEKS
OR SIXTY-THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THE SAID FIRST
MONDAY IN THE MONTH OF MAY.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if this Act for
any reason shall not become law on or before the last day
for filing a certificate of candidacy hereunder, or on or
before the day on which any of its other provisions would
become operative, the War Ballot Commission shall have
power by regulation to prescribe what shall be the last day
for filing a certificate of candidacy or what shall be the day
for any other of such provisions to become operative, so
as to insure to the fullest extent possible the workings of
the absentee voting law according to its scope and purpose.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is here-
by declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for
the immediately preservation of the public health and
safety and having been passed by a yea and nay vote,
supported by three-fifths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses of the General Assembly of Maryland,
the same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved February 27, 1952.