Ch. 322                           MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                               727

PRIMARY ELECTION, IN A WRITING SIGNED BY HIM AND
ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE AN OFFICER DULY AUTHORIZED TO
TAKE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS UNDER THE LAWS OF MARYLAND;
NOTIFY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY THAT HE OR SHE DESIRES TO WITHDRAW AS A
CANDIDATE FOR SUCH NOMINATION. FOR THE SPECIAL PRIMARY
ELECTION A CANDIDATE MAY WITHDRAW HIS CANDIDACY [[AT
ANY TIME PRIOR TO [[TWENTY (20)]] THIRTY-FIVE (35) DAYS
BEFORE THE SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION]] IN ACCORDANCE.
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION. IF THE
WITHDRAWAL OF ANY CANDIDATE REDUCES THE NOMINEES TO
NOT MORE THAN TWICE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS TO BE
ELECTED TO A PARTICULAR OFFICE ON THE BOARD, THEN THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL CERTIFY SUCH
REMAINING CANDIDATES AS PROVIDED BY PARAGRAPH (2) OF
THIS SUBSECTION. NO PERSON SHALL BE CERTIFIED AS A
CANDIDATE WHO IS EMPLOYED BY THE BOARD.

(C)     THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. PROVISIONS SHALL BE
MADE FOR USE OF VOTING MACHINES, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE,
FOR THE USE OF PAPER BALLOTS UNDER THE CONDITIONS
PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH THREE OF SUBSECTION (B). THE
NAMES OF ALL CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN DULY NOMINATED
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (B) SHALL, EXCEPT IN
THE CASE OF DEATH, BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT. THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE THE MEANS
WHEREBY ALL REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE COUNTY,
IRRESPECTIVE OF PARTY AFFILIATION, MAY VOTE FOR THE
NOMINEES FOR THE BOARD IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION OR FOR
THE CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.
THE CANDIDATE IN EACH [ [COUNCILMANIC]] DISTRICT, [[AND
THE FOUR CANDIDATES AT-LARGE]], WHO RECEIVES THE
LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES IN THE GENERAL ELECTION SHALL
BE DECLARED ELECTED FOR THE RESPECTIVE BOARD OF
EDUCATION OFFICES.

(D)           ALL CANDIDATES AND NOMINEES SHALL FILE
INFORMATION RELATING TO THEIR CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 33 OF THE
ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND.

(E)    THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
SHALL PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF COUNTY BOARDS OF
EDUCATION AS PROVIDED BY STATE LAW AND MAY ADOPT RULES
AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SCHOOLS
WITHIN THE COUNTY NOT INCONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AND
THE BYLAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ALL ACTION SHALL BE
ACCOMPLISHED AT A PUBLIC MEETING, THE FORMAL RECORD OF
WHICH SHALL LIKEWISE BE PUBLIC. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION
DENIES THE POWER OF THE BOARD TO MEET AND DELIBERATE IN
[[ELECTIVE]] EXECUTIVE SESSION PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
ALL ACTION ON THE BOARD TOGETHER WITH THE INDIVIDUAL
VOTE OF EACH MEMBER SHALL BE A MATTER OF FORMAL PUBLIC
RECORD.