1220                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 739

nomination. The certificate so made shall be executed and acknowl-
edged in the manner prescribed for the original certificate of nomi-
nation, and, except in the case of a nominee dying, shall be filed at
least ten FIFTY-FIVE days before the day of election; and upon
being so filed shall have the same force and effect as an original cer-
tificate of nomination.

(d)  Secretary of State's Certification. When such certificate shall
be so filed with the Secretary of State, he shall, in certifying the
nomination to the Supervisors of Elections, insert the name of the
person who has been thus nominated to fill a vacancy in place of
that of the original nominee; and in case he has already sent forth
his certificate, he shall forthwith certify to the Supervisors the name
and description of the person so nominated to fill a vacancy, the
office for which he is nominated, the party or political principle he
represents and the name of the person for whom he is substituted.

(e)  Death of Nominee. In the case of any nominee dying within
so short a time before the day of election that the certificate of
nomination of the new nominee shall not have been filed with or
certified to the Supervisors of Elections until 65 days before the day
of election, thus being too late for the name of the new nominee to
be printed on the ballots in any county or the City of Baltimore, as
hereinafter provided, the Board of Supervisors of each county or
city shall at once cause to be printed a sufficient number of stickers
bearing the name of such substitute nominee, and shall deliver the
same in due time to the judges of election for all those precincts in
said county or city wherein said nominee may be voted for, and said

judges shall affix such stickers in the proper place on each ticket

judges shall affix such stickers in the proper place on each ballot or
ballot label.

LOCAL VACANCIES

75.   Local Vacancies. Local vacancies shall be filled by the State
or local central committee, of the political party to which said
nominee belongs. In the event of any vacancy occurring because
of the resignation or death of any person so nominated OR BECAUSE
OF A TIE VOTE IN ANY PRIMARY ELECTION for any office in
any county of this State or legislative district of Baltimore City, such
vacancy shall be filled by the State or local central committee or
governing body of the party to which said nominee belongs of the
county or legislative district in which any such vacancy occurs, PRO-
VIDED THAT WHERE THE VACANCY RESULTS FROM A TIE
VOTE, THE NOMINEE SELECTED TO FILL THE VACANCY
AS AFORESAID SHALL BE ONE OF THE CANDIDATES RE-
CEIVING THE TIE VOTE.

PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES

76.   Provisions for Entering, (a) Certificate of Candidacy. Any
person who may be a candidate for the nomination of a party sub-
ject to the provisions of the sub-title hereinabove entitled ^"Primary
Elections" for the office of President of the United States, and who
may desire to obtain the vote of the delegates from Maryland of
any such party in its national convention, may become a candidate
for such nomination in primary elections to be held in accordance
with the provisions of this Article in the several counties of the