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State of each of the respective political parties coming within the
provisions of this Article.

(b)  Date for Convention. Each convention may be called according
to party rules or usage, not later than thirty days after the primary
election.

(c)   Nominations, Immediately after the credentials have been
received and the body has organized permanently, it shall proceed
to the nomination of its candidates. The several delegations shall be
required to cast and the chairmen shall announce the vote according
to the instructions received by the several delegations in the primaries
so held in their respective counties or legislative districts of Balti-
more City. The candidate receiving the highest number of votes in
convention shall receive the nomination. In case of a tie in the con-
vention votes of the two highest candidates, the candidate receiving
the highest vote of all the registered voters of the State shall receive
the nomination. If one or more delegates to the convention shall be
absent when any ballot is taken, the member or members of the dele-
gation present shall cast the vote of the entire delegation according
to instructions. CONTAINED IN THEIR CREDENTIALS.

(d)   Certificates of Nomination. All nominations to be made by
the conventions shall be made and certified as required by this Article.
The certificate shall also show that in the nomination of the candi-
dates for the offices the votes of the delegations from the several
counties and legislative districts of Baltimore City were cast accord-
ing to the instructions which appear in the credentials of each of
the delegations upon each and every ballot cast in the nomination
of such candidate; and if the certificate of the nomination be not
furnished, the nomination shall be held to be defective and the name
of the nominee shall not appear upon the official ballot at the election
to be held to fill the office.

PARTY GOVERNING BODIES

81.   Power and Authority. The governing body of a party shall
have full power and authority, in all respects whatsoever, to act in
respect to all matters pertaining to the organization, maintenance,
conduct, affairs and interests of the party, except as may be other-
wise provided for in this Article.

82.   Composition of. (a) Party Central Committees for the State.
Any party having polled ten per centum or more of the votes cast at
the previous general election shall have a Central Committee for the
State which shall be its governing body; such Committee to be com-
posed of the members of the Central Committee of such party for the
several counties and legislative districts of Baltimore City.

(b) Party Central Committee for the Counties or Baltimore City.
The Central Committee for the counties or Baltimore City shall be
selected as provided in this Article. The Central Committee for any
county or legislative district of Baltimore City shall consist of such
number of persons AND BE ELECTED FROM SUCH POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS AS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY PARTY CON-
STITUTION OR USAGE AND IN A STATE CENTRAL COM-
MITTEE MEETING SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CAST THE
SAME NUMBER OF VOTES as that county or such legislative dis-
trict of Baltimore City shall be entitled to elect to both Houses of the