HARRY HUGHES, Governor                              1261

(A) (1) NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE GARRETT
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY
THIS SECTION, SHALL BE BY PETITION ENDORSED BY A MINIMUM OF
100 REGISTERED VOTERS OF GARRETT COUNTY. EACH PETITION
SHALL BE FILED WITH THE BOARD OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS FOR
GARRETT COUNTY NOT LATER THAN 9 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 GARRETT 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
GARRETT 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
GARRETT 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 WRITING 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 GARRETT 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