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Laws, it shall, in certifying the nomination to the boards, insert the
name of the person who has been nominated to fill a vacancy in place
of that of the original nominee; and in case he has already sent
forth his certificate, he shall forthwith certify to the boards the name
and description of the person so nominated to fill a vacancy, the
office for which he is nominated, the party or political principle he
represents and the name of the person for whom he is substituted.

11-1.

(d) Within ten days of the adoption thereof a copy of the
constitution and bylaws shall be filed with the [Secretary of State]
State Administrative Board of Election Laws. Such constitution
and bylaws shall be adopted not later than six months prior to the
next succeeding State-wide primary election. Any amendments
thereafter made to the constitution and bylaws shall likewise be
filed with the [Secretary of State] State Administrative Board of
Election Laws within ten days after adoption. The [Secretary of
State] State Administrative Board of Election Laws shall also be
notified of the names and addresses of the persons elected as officers
or as members of the governing body of the political party.

12-1.

(a) The total number of delegates and alternate delegates to
represent the respective political parties at their respective national
conventions shall be ascertained and determined by the governing
body of each party and certified to the [Secretary of State] State
Administrative Board of Election Laws not later than the first day of
March in each year in which national conventions for the nomination
of President and Vice President are held. The selection of delegates
shall be as follows:

(1) Election of delegates. Of the number of delegates allotted
to Maryland there shall be elected from each congressional district
an equal number of district delegates from the list of candidates
certified to the boards by the [Secretary of State] State Adminis-
trative Board of Election Laws. In ascertaining the number of
delegates to be elected from each congressional district, the [Secre-
tary of State] State Administrative Board of Election Laws shall
determine the highest whole number that can be multiplied by the
current number of congressional districts in Maryland to obtain a
product closest to 75% of the delegates allotted to Maryland by the
respective national party committee. Each delegate may have placed
adjacent to his name on the ballot the name of a presidential candi-
date, provided that the written permission of the presidential candi-
date has been received by the [Secretary of State] State Adminis-
trative Board of Election Laws at least 53 days prior to the date of
the primary election.

12-2.

(a) (2) By making the payment required and by filing with the
[Secretary of State] State Administrative Board of Election Laws,
a petition in the form prescribed by the [Secretary of State] State
Administrative Board of Election Laws which shall contain the
signatures of not less than 400 of the registered voters within each
congressional district, at least 53 days preceding the date set by law