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(3) EX OFFICIO DELEGATES.

(I) THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE SHALL BE AN EX
OFFICIO DELEGATE TO THE NATIONAL PARTY CONVEN-
TION OF THE PARTY UPON WHOSE TICKET HE RAN IN
THE LAST PRECEDING GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION.

(II)  WITHIN EACH PARTY, THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
MAN, THE NATIONAL COMMITTEEWOMAN, AND THE STATE
PARTY CHAIRMAN SHALL BE EX OFFICIO DELEGATES.
IF PROVIDED FOR IN THE PARTY CONSTITUTION, THE
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN, THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE-
WOMAN AND THE STATE PARTY CHAIRMAN OF EACH
PARTY SHALL BE EX OFFICIO DELEGATES.

(3) (4) Selection of Alternates for Elected Delegates. The elected
delegation to the national party convention shall [select their alter-
nates.] elect the alternate delegates to the convention.

(4) (5) Filling of Vacancies. The entire delegation to a national
party convention shall fill vacancies occurring in the office of dele-
gate or alternate delegate.

(b) All the [elected] district delegates to a national convention
shall be bound to vote for the candidate of their party for the office
of President of the United States who receives the highest number
of votes within their respective congressional district at the primary
election, and the [delegates elected by a State party convention] at-
large delegates elected by the district delegates as herein provided
shall be bound to vote for the candidate who receives the highest total
number of votes at the primary election in the State until the candi-
date for President of the United States is nominated by the con-
vention, receives less than 35 percent of the votes for nomination by
the convention, or releases the delegation, or until two convention
nominating ballots have been taken.

(C) NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT IF ANY
PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT OR THE APPLICATION THEREOF
TO ANY PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD INVALID FOR
ANY REASON, THE INVALIDITY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE
OTHER PROVISIONS OR ANY OTHER APPLICATION OF THIS
ACT WHICH CAN BE GIVEN EFFECT WITHOUT THE IN-
VALID PROVISIONS OR APPLICATION, AND TO THIS END
ALL THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE DECLARED TO BE
SEVERABLE.

Sec. 2. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1970.

Approved April 28, 1970

CHAPTER 441

(Senate Bill 668)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 405 (a)
of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replace-