1222                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 739

dates, there shall be printed in plainly legible type the words "For
an Uninstructed Delegation" and to the right thereof a square for
the cross-mark of the voter in the same manner and relative location
as the square for the cross-mark is printed to the right of the name
of any candidate, so that voters of the party who wish to vote for
an uninstructed delegation to the National Convention of their party
may do so.

78.   Canvass of Votes. The results of such primary elections in
the several counties and legislative districts of Baltimore City for the
election of delegates to the State convention in Presidential years
shall be canvassed, ascertained and certified in the same manner
as is provided by law with respect to the election of delegates from
said several counties and legislative districts to State conventions
of said respective parties to nominate candidates for State offices.
The votes cast in each such primary election in each county and
legislative district of Baltimore City shall be canvassed and certi-
fied by the respective Boards of Supervisors of Elections in Balti-
more City and the several counties of the State in such manner
as plainly to indicate which candidate for President or for an unin-
structed delegation in said several and respective counties and legis-
lative districts received the highest number of votes therein; and
the tally sheets and the returns and the certificates thereof shall be
made out accordingly, so as to indicate plainly such results of said
election in each of said counties and legislative districts.

PARTY CONVENTIONS

79.   Party Conventions. (a) Authorized. It shall be lawful for
any party having polled 10% or more of the votes cast at the previous
general election to elect and hold a party convention-; SUCH CON-
VENTION SHALL BE COMPOSED OF MEMBERS OF SUCH
PARTY ELECTED AS DELEGATES THERETO FOR THE SEV-
ERAL COUNTIES AND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS OF BALTI-
MORE CITY, EACH COUNTY OR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT TO
BE ENTITLED TO THE SAME NUMBER OF DELEGATES AS
SUCH COUNTY OR LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT SHALL BE EN-
TITLED TO ELECT TO BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.

(b) Nominations of United States Senator, Governor, Attorney
General, Comptroller. The candidates of such political parties for
United States Senator, Governor, Attorney General and Comptroller,
shall be nominated in the manner prescribed in this Article by State
conventions.

80.   Convention Procedures. (a) Certificates for Delegates. The
candidates receiving the highest vote in any county or legislative dis-
trict shall receive the vote of the delegates from such county or
legislative district in the State convention. The Supervisors of
Elections in Baltimore City and the counties of the State shall issue
to the delegates elected to each State convention of such parties, a
certificate of election, which certificate shall also contain the result
of such primary election balloting. The certificate shall be accepted
as the official credentials of the delegations to the conventions. Dupli-
cates of the certificates shall be mailed at once by the Supervisors of
Elections to the chairman of the State Central Committee of the