6                                  Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 2

primary or special election, the board of canvassers shall transmit
the statements made by them, attested by the signature of their
chairman and secretary, to the clerk of the circuit court for the
county or to the clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, as
the case may be, who shall enter the same of record. The clerks of
the circuit courts for the counties and the clerk of the Superior
Court of Baltimore City shall send a copy of these statements to
the State Administrative Board of Election Laws.

(c) In all elections the clerks of the circuit courts in the counties
and the Superior Court [in] of Baltimore City shall [within five
days] immediately upon receipt of the statements from the board
of canvassers transmit certified copies of the statements and certifi-
cates to the Governor and the State Administrative Board of Elec-
tion Laws. [Within five days] Immediately after the adjournment
of the board of canvassers the said clerk, either shall deposit the
said certified copies in the nearest post office, addressed respectively
to the Governor and to the State Administrative Board of Election
Laws, or shall actually deliver the said certified copies to the office
of the Governor and the office of the State Administrative Board of
Election Laws.

22-1.

(b) [If a vacancy should occur by death, resignation or otherwise,
at such a period as to make it necessary that a Representative or
Representatives in Congress from this State should be chosen before
the regular time for such election, the Governor shall by proclama-
tion direct that a special election be held to fill such vacancy. Such
proclamation shall require at least twenty days' public notice of
such election, (to be given by the boards of the respective counties)
comprising the congressional district in which such vacancy may
exist.] If a vacancy in the office of Representative in Congress
should occur by death, resignation or otherwise, the Governor shall,
except as hereinafter provided, issue a proclamation directing that
a special primary election and a special election be held to fill the
vacancy.

(1)  The Governor's proclamation shall specify the dates for the
special primary and special elections, provided that the special pri-
mary election shall be held on any Tuesday which is at least more
than thirty THIRTY-FIVE days from the date of the proclamation
and that the special election shall be held on any Tuesday which is
at least more than thirty THIRTY-FIVE days from the date of the
special primary election.

(2)  Nominations of candidates shall be as specified in Section
4-1 of this Article.

(3)  Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Article and
except where such construction would be unreasonable, the provi-
sions of this Article applicable to primary elections shall be appli-
cable to the special primary election provided for herein and the pro-
visions of this Article applicable to general elections shall be appli-
cable to the special election provided for herein.

(4) Immediately after issuing the proclamation, the Governor
shall give public notice of the proclamation and shall deliver it to
the State Administrator of Election Laws. The State Administrator