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paid mileage at the rate established for State employees from his
place of residence to the place of meeting and return.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
on July 1, 1971.

Approved April 29, 1971

CHAPTER 268
(House Bill 17)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 12-1(b)
of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1967 Replace-
ment Volume and 1970 Supplement) title "Election Code," sub-
title "Presidential Primaries and Conventions," to provide that
ex-officio delegates and the at-large delegates to the national con-
ventions shall be bound to vote under certain circumstances for
the candidate who receives the highest total number of votes at
the primary election, and generally relating to the election laws.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 12-1(b) of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1967 Replacement Volume and 1970 Supplement), title "Elec-
tion Code," subtitle "Presidential Primaries and Conventions," be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

12-1.

(b) All the 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 ex officio delegates and the 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. All delegates shall be so
bound until the candidate for President of the United States is
nominated by the convention, 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.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
on June JULY 1, 1971.

Approved April 29, 1971

CHAPTER 269
(House Bill 19)

AN ACT to add new Subsections (h) and (i) to Section 4-1 of
Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1967 Replacement
Volume and 1969 Supplement), title "Election Code," subtitle