CUMBERLAND

4529

Candidate for Nomination for...........

State of Maryland, Allegany County:

I,............... being first duly

sworn, say that I [ or he] reside at ....
Street, City of Cumberland; that I for
he] am [or is] a qualified voter
therein; that I [or he] am [or is]
qualified to hold office; that I [or he]
have [or has] resided within the City
for at least five years preceding the
election; that I [or he] am [or is] a
candidate for nomination to the office

of............... to be voted upon at

the primary election to be held on

the.........day of........... 19....

and I hereby request that my [or his]
name be printed upon the official
primary ballot for a nomination by such
primary election for such office.

Signed............................

Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed)

before me.............. on this.........

day of............ 19.....

Signed,...........................

"(b) The city clerk upon application
shall provide an application blank to
any person, containing the form for the
statement of candidacy. Any such
statement of candidacy filed with the
city clerk shall be accompanied by a
filing fee of twenty—five dollars
($25.00) if the candidate is filing for
the city council, or of forty dollars
($40.00) if the candidate is filing for
the office of mayor; and the city clerk
shall not accept any statement of
candidacy unless it is so accompanied by
the proper filing fees.

THE CITY CLERK SHALL NOT ACCEPT A
STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY IN THE CASE OF
THE REGULARLY HELD GENERAL ELECTION,
PRIOR TO JANUARY 1 OF THE CALENDAR YEAR
IN WHICH SAID ELECTION IS TO BE HELD."

"(c) ANY PERSON WHO HAS FILED A
STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FOR ANY ELECTION
MAY WITHDRAW THE SAME BY MAKING SUCH
REQUEST, IN WRITING, TO THE CITY CLERK
NO LATER THAN THE DEADLINE FOR FILING