MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             1937

CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY PRIOR TO THE FILING DEADLINE OR
THE SIXTH DAY FOLLOWING THE DAY OF DEATH, WITHDRAWAL, OR
DISQUALIFICATION, WHICHEVER IS LATER. THE REMAINING
CANDIDATE MAY ALSO WITHDRAW HIS CANDIDACY IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SECTION 9-1(A) AND FORM A NEW UNIT FOR CANDIDACY FOR
THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. BOTH
CANDIDATES SHALL FILE JOINTLY AS A NEW UNIT PRIOR TO THE
FILING DEADLINE FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION OR THE SIXTH DAY
FOLLOWING THE DAY OF THE DEATH, WITHDRAWAL, OR
DISQUALIFICATION, WHICHEVER IS LATER.

(B)    EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (C) , IF
EITHER OF THE CANDIDATES OF A GOVERNOR - LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR UNIT NOMINATED BY PETITION UNDER THE TERMS OF
SECTION 7-1 OF THIS ARTICLE DIES OR WITHDRAWS OR BECOMES
DISQUALIFIED AFTER THE FILING DEADLINE, THE REMAINING
CANDIDATE, PRIOR TO THE SIXTH DAY AFTER THE DEATH,
WITHDRAWAL, OR DISQUALIFICATION, MAY EITHER DESIGNATE
ANOTHER AS THE SUCCESSOR CANDIDATE FOR THE VACANCY THUS
CREATED OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, DESIGNATE HIMSELF AS THE
SUCCESSOR CANDIDATE AND DESIGNATE A SUCCESSOR CANDIDATE
FOR THE VACANCY RESULTING FROM HIS SUCCESSION TO THE
INITIAL VACANCY. UNDER EITHER ALTERNATIVE, THE NAMES
SHALL BE LISTED JOINTLY ON THE BALLOT.

(C)   THE SUCCESSOR CANDIDATE OR THE REMAINING
CANDIDATE EXERCISING HIS OPTION TO DESIGNATE HIMSELF AND
THE SUCCESSOR CANDIDATE HE DESIGNATES TO SUCCEED HIMSELF
SHALL FILE, AS THE CASE MAY BE, EITHER HIS CERTIFICATE OF
CANDIDACY OR HIS CHANGE OF CANDIDACY WITH THE STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS PRIOR TO THE SIXTH
DAY FOLLOWING THE DESIGNATION. A CERTIFICATE OF
CANDIDACY REQUIRED BY THIS SUBPARAGRAPH (C) MAY NOT BE
FILED WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE DAY OF THE GENERAL ELECTION.
IF THE DEATH OR DISQUALIFICATION OCCURS LESS THAN 20 DAYS
BEFORE THE DAY OF THE GENERAL ELECTION AND IF THE
CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATES OF CANDIDACY REQUIRED BY THIS
SUBPARAGRAPH (C) ARE NOT FILED, THE UNIT SHALL REMAIN ON
THE BALLOT AND IF ELECTED, THE VACANCY RESULTING FROM
THE DEATH OR DISQUALIFICATION SHALL BE FILLED AS IF IT
HAD OCCURRED AFTER THE ELECTION.

(D)    CERTIFICATES OF NOMINATION FOR SUCCESSOR
CANDIDATES SHALL BE FILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
7-1(B), BUT ADDITIONAL PETITIONS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED IF
ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ORIGINAL UNIT REMAINS A
CANDIDATE OF THE SUCCESSOR UNIT.

5-8.

EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTIONS 6-3(B)(2), 6-4(B)(2),
6-6(C), AND 6-7(C), IF EITHER MEMBER OF ANY GOVERNOR -
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR UNIT DIES, WITHDRAWS, DECLINES THE
NOMINATION, OR IS DISQUALIFIED, AND NO SUCCESSOR
CANDIDATE IS DESIGNATED OR SELECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS SUBTITLE AND THE CERTIFICATES OF CANDIDACY OF
NOMINATION REQUIRED HEREUNDER ARE NOT TIMELY FILED, THE
REMAINING CANDIDATE SHALL CEASE TO BE A CANDIDATE AND HIS