MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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BE FILED WITH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION
SUPERVISORS NO LATER THAN THE DEADLINE SPECIFIED IN
ARTICLE 33, SECTION 4A-3, AND ACCOMPANIED BY A $25 FILING
FEE. EACH PETITION SHALL CONFORM GENERALLY TO THE
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 33, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY
THIS SECTION. ANY PERSON MAY WITHDRAW AS A CANDIDATE FOR
NOMINATION BY NOTIFYING IN WRITING THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF HIS INTENTION TO WITHDRAW.
THE WITHDRAWAL LETTER SHALL BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY A NOTARY
PUBLIC AND SHALL BE HONORED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF ELECTIONS ONLY IF FILED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE
DEADLINE FOR FILING, AND UNTIL 9 P.M. ON THAT DAY. UPON
RECEIPT BY THE BOARD OF [[SUUPERVISORS]] SUPERVISORS OF
ELECTIONS, THE PETITION OF CANDIDACY IS VOID AND THE NAME
OF THE CANDIDATE WHO HAS WITHDRAWN MAY NOT BE PLACED ON
THE PRIMARY BALLOT.

(2)      IF THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR
MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AT THE TIME OF THE
DEADLINE FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDACY IS NO MORE THAN
TWICE THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES TO BE FILLED, THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL CERTIFY THE CANDIDATES AS
NOMINATED. THESE NAMES AND THE NAME OF THE OFFICE FOR
WHICH THEY ARE CANDIDATES SHALL BE OMITTED FROM THE
BALLOT.

(3)     IF THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR
MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AT THE TIME OF THE
DEADLINE FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDACY IS MORE THAN
TWICE THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF ELECTIONS SHALL PERMIT ALL REGISTERED VOTERS OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, WITH OR WITHOUT PARTY AFFILIATION, TO
VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES AT A PRIMARY ELECTION HELD AT THE
SAME TIME AND PLACE AS THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS OF THE
POLITICAL PARTIES. A REGISTERED VOTER MAY NOT VOTE FOR
MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF NOMINEES FOR WHICH THERE ARE
OFFICES TO FILL. THOSE PERSONS RECEIVING THE LARGEST
NUMBERS OF VOTES AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION ARE THE
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
OFFICES IN THE FOLLOWING RATIO:

(I)     YEARS OF THE ELECTION FOR FOUR
BOARD MEMBERS - EIGHT PRIMARY NOMINEES;

(II)   YEARS OF THE ELECTION FOR THREE
BOARD MEMBERS - SIX PRIMARY NOMINEES.

VOTING MACHINES SHALL BE USED EXCEPT FOR ANY
ELECTION AT WHICH THE USE OF ELECTRONICALLY TABULATED
PUNCHCARD BALLOTS HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS PURSUANT TO SECTION
16A-1 OF ARTICLE 33. IF THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES IS TOO
LARGE FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES, THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL SUPPLY PAPER BALLOTS IN
THE USUAL FORM FOR USE IN VOTING FOR THE OFFICES.

UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE CANVASS OF VOTERS AT THE
PRIMARY ELECTION BY THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS, THE BOARD