J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1225

50.

IN BALTIMORE CITY, AT LEAST FIFTEEN DAYS BEFORE
EVERY GENERAL ELECTION, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
SHALL CAUSE TO BE PREPARED FROM THE REGISTRATION
CARDS A COMPLETE AND OFFICIAL REGISTRATION LIST
FOR EACH PRECINCT, CONTAINING THE NAMES, PARTY
AFFILIATIONS AND ADDRESSES OF ALL QUALIFIED AND
DULY REGISTERED VOTERS IN THE PRECINCT. THE BOARD
SHALL CAUSE A COPY OF EACH PRECINCT LIST TO BE
CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED AND DISPLAYED AT THE POLL-
ING PLACE IN EACH SUCH PRECINCT NOT LATER THAN
FOURTEEN DAYS BEFORE SUCH ELECTION; AND MAY
PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SUCH LIST, NOT TO
EXCEED FIFTY LISTS OF EACH PRECINCT, FOR DISTRI-
BUTION TO SUCH CANDIDATES OR POLITICAL PARTIES AS
SHALL APPLY THEREFOR IN THE GENERAL ELECTION AND
SHALL FURNISH SUCH LISTS TO ANY CANDIDATE FOR ANY
OFFICE WHICH PAYS A COMPENSATION, EITHER IN THE
PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTIONS AT THE RATE OF ONE-
HALF A CENT FOR EACH REGISTERED VOTER'S NAME ON
THE LISTS FURNISHED.

62.

(a) The primary elections by the political parties shall be held
throughout this State on the [third Tuesday in May] second Tuesday
after the first Monday in September.

73.

(A)   WHENEVER ANY PERSON NOMINATED FOR PUBLIC
OFFICE AS IN THIS ARTICLE PROVIDED SHALL, AT LEAST
35 DAYS BEFORE ELECTION, IN A WRITING SIGNED BY HIM
OR HER AND ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE A JUSTICE OF THE
PEACE OR A NOTARY PUBLIC, NOTIFY THE OFFICER WITH
WHOM THE CERTIFICATE NOMINATING HIM IS REQUIRED
TO BE FILED BY THIS ARTICLE, THAT HE OR SHE DECLINES
SUCH NOMINATION, SUCH NOMINATION SHALL BE VOID;
AND THE NAME OF ANY PERSON SO WITHDRAWING SHALL
NOT BE PRINTED UPON THE BALLOTS.

(B)  WHENEVER ANY PERSON WHO HAS FILED A CERTIFI-
CATE OF CANDIDACY FOR NOMINATION IN ANY PRIMARY
ELECTION SHALL, IN A WRITING SIGNED BY HIM OR HER,
AND ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
OR NOTARY PUBLIC, NOTIFY THE OFFICER OR BOARD
WITH WHOM THE CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY IS RE-
QUIRED TO BE FILED BY THIS ARTICLE, AT LEAST 35 DAYS
BEFORE THE SAID PRIMARY THAT HE OR SHE DESIRES
TO WITHDRAW AS A CANDIDATE FOR SUCH NOMINATION,
SUCH CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY SHALL THEREUPON
BE AND BECOME VOID; AND THE NAME OF ANY PERSON
SO WITHDRAWING SHALL NOT BE PRINTED UPON THE
BALLOTS TO BE USED AT SUCH PRIMARY ELECTION. THE
FILING OF A VALID CERTIFICATE OF WITHDRAWAL OF
CANDIDACY IS A FINAL ACT OF WITHDRAWAL; AND A
PERSON WHO FILES SUCH A CERTIFICATE OF WITHDRAWAL