572                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                                       Ch. 22

BECOME VOID AND THE NAME OF SUCH CANDIDATE SHALL NOT BE

PLACED ON THE BALLOT FOR SUCH PRIMARY ELECTION. IF THE
WITHDRAWAL OF ANY CANDIDATE REDUCES THE NOMINEES TO LESS
THAN TWICE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS TO BE ELECTED TO THE BOARD,
THEN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL CERTIFY
SUCH REMAINING CANDIDATES AS PROVIDED BY PARAGRAPH (2) OF
THIS SUBSECTION. NO PERSON SHALL BE CERTIFIED AS A
CANDIDATE WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD.

(B)        CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES.

(1) NOMINEES AND CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIP ON
THE BOARD SHALL LIMIT THEIR CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES FROM ALL
SOURCES TO A SUM EQUAL TO 2 CENTS TIMES THE NUMBER OF
REGISTERED VOTERS IN HOWARD COUNTY ON THE FIRST DAY OF
JANUARY NEXT PRECEDING THE PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION.

(2) ALL CANDIDATES AND NOMINEES SHALL FILE
INFORMATION RELATING TO THEIR CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.

(3) IF THE CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES OF ANY
CANDIDATE OR NOMINEE EXCEED THE SUM PERMITTED UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THAT CANDIDATE OR NOMINEE
SHALL FORFEIT ANY OFFICE ON THE BOARD TO WHICH HE WAS
ELECTED.

(C) ELECTIONS.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF HOWARD COUNTY
SHALL PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION AS HEREIN PROVIDED. PROVISIONS SHALL BE MADE FOR

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

OF PAPER-BALLOTS UNDER THE CONDITIONS HEREIN PRESCRIBED.

THE NAMES OF ALL CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN DULY NOMINATED

UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (A) 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

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE THE MEANS

WHEREBY ALL REGISTERED VOTERS OF HOWARD COUNTY, IRRESPECTIVE
OF PARTY AFFILIATION, MAY VOTE FOR SAID NOMINEES FOR THE
BOARD IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION OR FOR THE CANDIDATES FOR THE
BOARD IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. THE CANDIDATES, EQUAL TO THE
NUMBER OF MEMBERS TO BE ELECTED TO THE BOARD, WHO RECEIVE
THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES AT THE GENERAL ELECTION SHALL BE

DECLARED ELECTED__FOR THE RESPECTIVE BOARD OF EDUCATION

OFFICES. ALL VOTING FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS, EITHER IN A

PRIMARY ELECTION OR IN A GENERAL ELECTION, SHALL BE

CONDUCTED ON A NONPARTISAN BASIS AND ON A GENERAL COUNTYWIDE
TICKET; NO DESIGNATION OF PARTY AFFILIATION SHALL BE PLACED
UPON ANY PETITION FOR NOMINATION, NOR UPON ANY VOTING
MACHINE OR PAPER BALLOT USED AT ANY SAID PRIMARY OR GENERAL
ELECTION.

32—5. KENT COUNTY.

(A) NOMINATION.