1942

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 624

constitution and bylaws; requiring local central
committees to adopt a constitution and bylaws to be
filed with the State Administrative Board of Election
Laws and the parties party's State central committee
within a certain time; requiring that certain
provisions be included in the bylaws and constitution
for local central committees; requiring notice of
meetings be given to members of the local central
committee; providing for a constitution in the event
the local central committee fails to do certain acts;
and generally relating to State and local central
committees.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 33 — Election Code

Section 11-1(a)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 33 — Election Code

Section 11-1A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1976 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 33 — Election Code

11-1.

(a) Each political party which is required to
nominate its candidates for public office by means of a
primary election, pursuant to the provisions of this
article, shall adopt AND MAINTAIN IN ITS FILES a permanent
constitution and bylaws. The constitution and bylaws shall
be adopted at a meeting of the political party, to be
convened by the then chairman of the State central committee
of the party, who shall preside as president pro tem of the
meeting until such tine as presiding officers are elected.
The delegates to this meeting shall be the members of the
central committee for each county and legislative district
of Baltimore City. Each delegation is entitled to cast the
number of votes provided by party rules.

11-1 A.

(A) FOR PARTIES ANY PARTY REQUIRED TO SELECT NOMINEES
AT A PRIMARY ELECTION, THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE FOR THE
COUNTIES EACH COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY SHALL ADOPT A
PERMANENT CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS.