852                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 392

duplicate registration card and entry of his name, in the precinct
book, shall be dealt with as in other cases of cancellation.

3-25. Preservation of cancelled registration records.

Each board is authorized to microfilm cancelled registration rec-
ords at any time and to destroy the original records after they have
been cancelled for a period of five years. The files and binders shall be
retained in the office of the board for a period of five years, open to
public inspection.

METHOD OF NOMINATION
4-1. In general.

(a)    Nominations for offices which are filled by elections under the
provisions of this article may be made by primary election, primary
meeting, or petition.

(1)    Nominees of political parties which polled 10% or more of the
entire vote cast in the State in the last preceding general election
shall be nominated by primary election as hereinafter provided.

(2)    Nominees of political parties which polled more than 1% but
less than 10% may be nominated by primary meeting as hereinafter
provided.

(3)    Nominees other than of political parties as provided for in
(b) or (c) above may be nominated by petition as hereinafter pro-
vided.

(b)    No certificate of nomination shall contain the name of more
than one nominee for each office to be filled.

(c)    No person shall be a candidate for nomination for more than
one office in any primary or general election.

(d)    No person shall file as a candidate for more than one public
office at any primary election.

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY
4-2. 4A-1. Requirements for filing certificates of candidacy.

Each person filing a certificate of candidacy for nomination or
election to any public or party office in any of the counties, any Sena-
torial district or any legislative district must be a registered voter
of the particular county or district in which he seeks to be nominated
or elected and shall furthermore be affiliated with the party whose
nomination he seeks or whose office he seeks. Before finally placing
the name of such a candidate on the ballot, the board shall determine
that the candidate meets the registration and affiliation requirements
of this section. The requirements of this section shall not apply to the
party affiliation of any candidate for judicial office for which candi-
dates are permitted to be listed on the ballot without party designa-
tion; but the requirements shall be applicable to the filling of any
vacancy in any public or party office.

4-3. 4A-2. Where filed.

(a) Certificates of candidacy shall be filed under oath with the
Secretary of State for the nomination of members of Congress or of