MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 437

NOMINATION UNLESS THE REQUIRED STATEMENT HAS BEEN
FILED. WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF A
STATEMENT BY THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF
ELECTION LAWS, THE STATE ADMINISTRATOR OF ELECTION
LAWS SHALL FORWARD THE STATEMENT TO THE SECRETARY OF
STATE. ]]

(B-2) EXCEPT FOR A PERSON WHO HAS FILED A

STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (A) ABOVE FOR THE

SAME YEAR FOR WHICH A STATMENT OTHERWISE WOULD BE

REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY THIS SUBSECTION, EACH

CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION FOR, OR ELECTION TO, AN

OFFICE SET FORTH IN SUBSECTIONS 29-3 (J), (K), (L), OR

(M) ON ABOVE SHALL FILE WITH THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL BOARD

OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS, AT THE SAME TIME THAT

PERSON'S CERTIFCATE OF CANDIDACY IS FILED, THE

STATEMENT REQUIRED BY THIS SUBTITLE, FOR THE CALENDAR

YEAR IMMEDIATELY YEAR PRECEDING THE YEAR IN WHICH THAT

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY IS FILED.

(B-3) IF THE CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY IS FILED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1 OF THE YEAR IN WHICH__THE ELECTION

IS___HELD, THE CANDIDATE SHALL, ON OR BEFORE THE LAST

DAY FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDACY, FILE A

SUPPLEMENTARY____STATEMENT FOR___THE____CALENDAR YEAR

IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ELECTION; AND IF HE FAILS TO

DO SO, AFTER WRITTEN NOTICE OF HIS OBLIGATION, GIVEN

AT LEAST 20 DAYS PRIOR TO THE LAST DAY FOR THE

WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDACY, HE SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE

WITHDRAWN HIS CANDIDACY.

(B-4) THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF

ELECTION LAWS AND THE LOCAL BOARDS OF ELECTION

SUPERVISORS SHALL NOT ACCEPT ANY CERTIFICATE OF

CANDIDACY OR CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATION UNLESS A

STATEHENT IN PROPER FORM HAS BEEN FILED. WITHIN 30

DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF A STATEHENT BY ANY SUCH BOARD,
IT SHALL FORWARD IT TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

(C)   ALL STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO THIS
SUBTITLE SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE
AND SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE BY HIM, DURING NORMAL
OFFICE HOURS, FOR EXAMINATION AND COPYING BY THE
PUBLIC, SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO SUCH REASONABLE FEES AND
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AS THE SECRETARY OF STATE
MAY ESTABLISH FROM TIME TO TIME. ALL STATEMENTS SHALL
BE RETAINED AS PUBLIC RECORDS FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS
FROM THE DATE OF THEIR RECEIPT BY THE SECRETARY OF
STATE.

(D)   THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL PROVIDE FORMS