Marvin Mandel, Governor                         753

nomination be or become insufficient or inoperative from any cause
occurring after the period of time for the filling of vacancies in
party nominations as is prescribed by Section 4A-5 of this article,
the vacancy or vacancies thus occasioned shall be filled in the manner
prescribed [as hereinafter set forth].

(b) In the event of any vacancy occurring because of the death or
resignation of any person nominated for any State or judicial office,
or as a candidate for member of the Congress of the United States
or for United States Senator, under provisions of the preceding sec-
tions of this article, such vacancy shall be filled by the State central
committee, or governing body for the State, of the political party
to which said nominee belongs.

[(c) If the original nomination was made by a primary meeting
which had delegated to a committee the power to fill vacancies, such
committee may, upon the occurring of such vacancies, proceed to
fill the same; the chairman and secretary of such committee shall
thereupon make and file with the proper officer a certificate setting
forth the cause of the vacancy, the name of the person nominated,
the office for which he was nominated, the name of the person for
whom the new nominee is to be substituted, the fact that the com-
mittee was authorized to fill vacancies and such further information
as is required to be given in an original certificate of nomination.
The certificate so made shall be executed and acknowledged in the
manner prescribed for the original certificate of nomination, and,
except in the case of a nominee dying, shall be filed at least thirty-
five days before the day of election; and upon being so filed shall
have the same force and effect as an original certificate of nom-
ination.]

[(d)] (c) [When such certificate is] A certificate of nomination
to fill a vacancy shall be filed with the State Administrative Board
of Election Laws, [it] which 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.

9-4.

Local vacancies shall be filled by the State central committee of
the political party to which the nominee belongs. In the event of any
vacancy occurring because of the resignation or death of any person
nominated, or because of a tie vote in any primary election for
any office in any county of this State or legislative district of Balti-
more City, the vacancy shall be filled as follows:

(1)  For any officer elected by the voters of one county, the vacancy
shall be filled by the State central committee for that county.

(2)  For any officer elected by the voters of one legislative district
in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel County or Baltimore County the
vacancy shall be filled by the members of the State central com-
mittee [elected from] of such legislative district.