BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor 575
THAN THE DEADLINE SPECIFIED IN § 4A-3 OF THIS ARTICLE, AND
ACCOMPANIED BY A $25 FILING FEE. EACH PETITION SHALL
CONFORM GENERALLY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS
OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY THIS SECTION. ANY PERSON MAY
WITHDRAW AS A CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION BY NOTIFYING IN
WRITING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS OF HIS
INTENTION TO WITHDRAW. THE WITHDRAWAL LETTER SHALL BE
ACKNOWLEDGED BY A NOTARY PUBLIC AND SHALL BE HONORED BY THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS ONLY IF FILED WITHIN SEVEN
DAYS AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR FILING, AND UNTIL 9:00 P.M. ON
THAT DAY. UPON RECEIPT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ELECTIONS, THE PETITION OF CANDIDACY IS VOID AND THE NAME OF
THE CANDIDATE WHO HAS WITHDRAWN MAY NOT BE PLACED ON THE
PRIMARY BALLOT.
(2) IF THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIP
ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AT THE TIME OF THE DEADLINE FOR
THE WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDACY IS NO MORE THAN TWICE THE NUMBER
OF VACANCIES TO BE FILLED, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ELECTIONS SHALL CERTIFY THE CANDIDATES AS NOMINATED. THESE
NAMES AND THE NAME OF THE OFFICE FOR WHICH THEY ARE
CANDIDATES SHALL BE OMITTED FROM THE BALLOT.
(3) IF THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIP
ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AT THE TIME OF THE DEADLINE FOR
THE WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDACY IS MORE THAN TWICE THE NUMBER OF
VACANCIES, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL
PERMIT ALL REGISTERED VOTERS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, WITH OR
WITHOUT PARTY AFFILIATION, TO VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES AT A
PRIMARY ELECTION HELD AT THE__SAME TIME AND PLACE AS THE
PRIMARY ELECTIONS OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES. A REGISTERED
VOTER MAY NOT VOTE FOR MORE THAN THE NUMBER OF NOMINEES FOR
WHICH THERE ARE OFFICES TO FILL. THOSE PERSONS RECEIVING
THE LARGEST NUMBERS OF VOTES AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION ARE THE
CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
OFFICES IN THE FOLLOWING RATIO:
(I) YEARS OF THE ELECTION FOR FOUR BOARD
MEMBERS—-EIGHT PRIMARY NOMINEES;
(II) YEARS OF THE ELECTION FOR THREE BOARD
MEMBERS—-SIX PRIMARY NOMINEES.
VOTING MACHINES SHALL BE USED EXCEPT FOR ANY ELECTION
AT WHICH THE USE OF ELECTRONICALLY TABULATED PUNCHCARD
BALLOTS HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE ADMINISTRATIVE
BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS PURSUANT TO § 16A-1 OF THIS ARTICLE.
IF THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES IS TOO LARGE FOR THE USE OF
VOTING MACHINES, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS SHALL
SUPPLY PAPER BALLOTS IN THE USUAL FORM FOR USE IN VOTING FOR
THE OFFICES.
UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE CANVASS OF VOTERS AT THE
PRIMARY ELECTION BY THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS, THE BOARD SHALL
DETERMINE WHO ARE THE CANDIDATES NOMINATED FOR ELECTION TO
THE SCHOOL BOARD AND SHALL CERTIFY THEIR NAMES TO THE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS. IF A
NOMINATED CANDIDATE CEASES FOR ANY REASON TO BE A CANDIDATE,
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