MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                          915

ED AT-LARGE IN NOVEMBER OF 1970, TO TAKE OFFICE
DECEMBER 1, 1970, AND SHALL SERVE UNTIL DECEMBER
1, 1974. THE MEMBERS PREVIOUSLY ELECTED IN 1964 AND
PRIOR THERETO FROM THE SECOND, FOURTH AND FIFTH
COUNCIL DISTRICTS AND IN 1968 AT-LARGE SHALL BE
ELECTED AT-LARGE IN NOVEMBER OF 1972, TO TAKE
OFFICE DECEMBER 1, 1972 AND SHALL SERVE UNTIL DE-
CEMBER 1, 1976. THEREAFTER, ALL THE MEMBERS SHALL
BE ELECTED FOR TERMS OF FOUR YEARS AT THE GEN-
ERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE
EXPIRATION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE TERMS.

(B) NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE COUNTY
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE HEREIN PROVIDED, SHALL BE BY PETI-
TION ENDORSED BY A MINIMUM OF 500 VOTERS OF THE
COUNTY. EACH SUCH PETITION SHALL BE FILED WITH
THE BOARD OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS OF MONTGOMERY
COUNTY NOT LATER THAN MIDNIGHT ON THE MONDAY
WHICH IS TEN (10) WEEKS, OR SEVENTY (70) DAYS, BE-
FORE THE DAY ON WHICH THE PRIMARY ELECTION FOR
THE POLITICAL PARTIES SHALL BE HELD. EACH SUCH
PETITION FILED SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A $25.00
FILING FEE. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE IN THIS SECTION
SPECIFIED, EACH SUCH PETITION SHALL CONFORM GEN-
ERALLY TO THE LAWS AND REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE
33 OF THIS CODE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT PUBLICA-
TION OF EACH SUCH PETITION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED.

(1)    IF AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE TIME ALLOWED
FOR FILING OF PETITIONS BY THIS SECTION, THERE ARE
NO MORE THAN TWO NOMINEES FOR THE COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION AT-LARGE, RESPECTIVELY FOR EACH
MEMBER THEN TO BE ELECTED, SAID BOARD OF SUPER-
VISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL CERTIFY SAID CANDIDATES
AS DULY NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION FOR
THE RESPECTIVE BOARD OF EDUCATION OFFICES. THESE
NAMES AND THE NAME OF THE POSITION FOR WHICH
THEY ARE CANDIDATES SHALL BE OMITTED FROM THE
BALLOT REQUIRED BY SUBSECTION (2) OF THIS SUBSEC-
TION (B).

(2)    IF AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE TIME, AS
AFORESAID, THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO NOMINEES
FOR THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AT-LARGE, RE-
SPECTIVELY FOR EACH MEMBER THEN TO BE ELECTED,
SAID BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL PRO-
VIDE THE MEANS WHEREBY ALL DULY REGISTERED
VOTERS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, IRRESPECTIVE OF
PARTY AFFILIATION, MAY VOTE FOR SAID NOMINEES FOR
THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AT A PRIMARY ELEC-
TION TO BE HELD AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR HOLDING
THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES.
IN TAKING THE BALLOT, VOTING MACHINES SHALL BE
USED, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE NUMBER OF
CANDIDATES SUBMITTED FOR VOTE AT THE PRIMARY
ELECTIONS IS TOO LARGE FOR THE PRACTICAL USE OF
VOTING MACHINES, THE SAID BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF