BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor                          573

(1) NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE KENT
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY
THIS SECTION, SHALL BE BY PETITION ENDORSED BY A MINIMUM OF
100 REGISTERED VOTERS OF KENT COUNTY. EACH PETITION SHALL
BE FILED WITH THE BOARD OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS FOR KENT
COUNTY NOT LATER THAN 9:00 P.M. ON THE MONDAY WHICH IS 70
DAYS BEFORE THE DAY ON WHICH THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS HELD.
EACH PETITION SHALL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A $25 FILING FEE.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION, EACH PETITION
SHALL CONFORM GENERALLY TO THE LAWS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
ARTICLE.

(2) IF AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE TIME ALLOWED
FOR FILING OF PETITIONS, THERE ARE NOT MORE THAN TWO
NOMINEES FOR THE BOARD FOR EACH MEMBER THEN TO BE ELECTED,
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL CERTIFY THE
CANDIDATES AS DULY NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION FOR THE

RESPECTIVE BOARD OF EDUCATION OFFICES, THESE NAMES AND THE

NAME OF THE POSITION FOR WHICH THEY ARE CANDIDATES SHALL BE
OMITTED FROM THE BALLOT REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS
SUBSECTION.

(3) IF AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE TIME ALLOWED

FOR THE FILING__OF PETITIONS, THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO

NOMINEES FOR__EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD THEN TO BE ELECTED,

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF__ELECTIONS SHALL PROVIDE THE

MEANS FOR ALL DULY REGISTERED VOTERS OF KENT__COUNTY,

IRRESPECTIVE OF PARTY AFFILIATION, TO VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES
FOR THE BOARD AT A PRIMARY ELECTION. THIS PRIMARY ELECTION
SHALL BE HELD AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR HOLDING THE PRIMARY
ELECTIONS OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES. IN TAKING THE BALLOT,

VOTING MACHINES SHALL BE USED.__HOWEVER, IF THE NUMBER__OF

CANDIDATES SUBMITTED FOR VOTE AT THE PRIMARY ELECTIONS IS

TOO LARGE FOR THE PRACTICAL USE__OF VOTING MACHINES, THE

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS MAY SUPPLY PAPER BALLOTS

IN THE USUAL FORM FOR USE IN VOTING FOR SUCH OFFICES. THE
NOMINEES IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION, EQUAL TO TWICE THE NUMBER

OF MEMBERS TO BE ELECTED TO THE BOARD, WHO RECEIVE THE

LARGEST NUMBER OF VOTES ARE DULY NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR

ELECTION TO THE BOARD OFFICES. THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS FOR

KENT COUNTY, UPON THE COMPLETION OF ITS CANVASS OF VOTERS AT

THE PRIMARY ELECTION, SHALL DETERMINE WHO ARE THE DULY

NOMINATED CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE RESPECTIVE BOARD

OFFICES UNDER THE PROVISIONS__OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL

CERTIFY THEM TO THE BOARD OF__SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF

KENT COUNTY. ANY PERSON WHO HAS QUALIFIED AS A CANDIDATE

FOR NOMINATION TO THE COUNTY BOARD, AND WHO IS REQUIRED TO

RUN IN A PRIMARY ELECTION, MAY ON OR BEFORE 65 DAYS

PRECEDING THE PRIMARY ELECTION, IN A WAITING SIGNED BY HIM
AND ACKNOWLEDGED BEFORE AN OFFICER DULY AUTHORIZED TO TAKE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS UNDER THE LAWS OF MARYLAND, NOTIFY THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF KENT COUNTY THAT HE DESIRES
TO WITHDRAW AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE NOMINATION. THE PETITION

OF__CANDIDACY OF ANY CANDIDATE SO WITHDRAWING SHALL BE VOID

AND THE NAME OF THAT CANDIDATE MAY NOT BE PLACED ON THE

BALLOT FOR THAT 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, THE BOARD OF