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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 2 2

THE MEMBERS OF THE ALLEGANY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
SHALL BE ELECTED ON A NONPARTISAN BASIS, AND NO PARTY LABELS
OR PARTY IDENTIFICATION SHALL BE SHOWN OR DISPLAYED WITH
RESPECT TO CANDIDATES FOR THESE POSITIONS ON THE BALLOTS OR
BALLOT LABELS.

(B) NOMINATION; QUALIFICATIONS; FILING FEE.

NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE ALLEGANY COUNTY BOARD

OF EDUCATION SHALL BE BY PETITION SIGNED BY AT LEAST 200

VOTERS FROM THE COUNTY. EACH PETITION SHALL BE FILED WITH
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY NOT
LATER THAN 9:00 P.M. ON THE MONDAY WHICH IS TEN WEEKS OR 70
DAYS BEFORE THE DAY ON WHICH THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS HELD,
EACH PETITION SHALL CONFORM GENERALLY TO THE LAWS AND
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ARTICLE. EACH NOMINEE AT THE TIME OF
FILING HIS PETITION SHALL SUBMIT THEREWITH A FILING FEE IN
THE AMOUNT OF $25.

(C) PRIMARY ELECTION.

IF MORE THAN TWO PERSONS FILE AS CANDIDATES FOR EACH
VACANCY ON THE BOARD, THE ALLEGANY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS

SUPERVISORS__SHALL HOLD A PRIMARY ELECTION TO REDUCE THE

NUMBER OF CANDIDATES TO TWO PER VACANCY ON THE BOARD.

(D) MEMBERS ELECTED AT LARGE.

THE FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE ELECTED AT LARGE
IN ALLEGANY COUNTY.

32-2. CARROLL COUNTY.

(A) NOMINATION.

NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF
CARROLL COUNTY EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE HEREIN PROVIDED, SHALL BE

BY PETITION ENDORSED BY A MINIMUM OF 200 REGISTERED VOTERS

FROM CARROLL COUNTY.___EACH PETITION SHALL BE FILED WITH THE

BOARD OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS OF CARROLL COUNTY NOT LATER
THAN 4:00 P.M. ON THE MONDAY WHICH IS 70 DAYS BEFORE THE DAY
ON WHICH THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER SHALL BE HELD, AND

SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A__$25 FILING FEE. EXCEPT AS

OTHERWISE IN THIS SECTION___PROVIDED, EACH PETITION SHALL

CONFORM GENERALLY 10 THE LAWS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
ARTICLE.

(B) ELECTIONS.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF CARROLL COUNTY
SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF

EDUCATION AS HEREIN PROVIDED. PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE FOR

THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR THE

USE OF PAPER BALLOTS.__THE NAMES OF ALL CANDIDATES WHO HAVE

BEEN DULY QUALIFIED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION FOR

ELECTION TO THE SEVERAL BOARD OF__EDUCATION OFFICES SHALL,

EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF DEATH, BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT. THE