HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               2945

The provisions of these paragraphs shall not be applicable
to elections pursuant to § 22-1(b) of this article, and any
right of withdrawal in such elections shall be limited to
whatever is set forth in the Governor's proclamation,
provided, however, that said proclamation by the Governor
must contain a provision which allows any person who has
filed a certificate of candidacy pursuant to § 22-l(b) of
this article to withdraw such certificate within two days
after the final filing date as established in § 4A-3 of this
article.

(a) (1) Whenever any person who has filed a
certificate of candidacy for nomination in any primary
election shall, in a writing signed by him, and acknowledged
before a notary public, notify the officer or board with
whom the certificate of candidacy is required to be filed by
this article, within 18 days after the final filing date
established in § 4A-3 of this article that he desires to
withdraw as a candidate for such nomination, the certificate
of candidacy shall thereupon be and become void; and the
name of any person so withdrawing shall not be printed upon
the ballots to be used at the primary election. The filing
of a valid certificate of withdrawal of candidacy is a final
act of withdrawal; and a person who files such a certificate
of withdrawal may not reinstate his candidacy, unless the
time limit for the filing of candidacies has not expired. No
filing fees shall be refunded to persons who withdraw in
accordance with this section, subject, however, to § 4A-7 of
this article.

(2)  Board offices shall be open and certificates
of withdrawal of candidacy shall be accepted until 5 p.m. on
the last day for withdrawing.

(3)  THE NAME OF ANY PERSON WHO FILES A
CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY, IS OPPOSED, AND DOES NOT WITHDRAW
SHALL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT UNLESS HE DIES OR IS DISQUALIFIED
AND HIS DEATH OR DISQUALIFICATION IS KNOWN TO THE BOARD WITH
WHICH THE CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY WAS FILED ON OR BEFORE
THE SEVENTH DAY PRIOR TO THE FILING DEADLINE. THESE
PROVISIONS DO NOT APPLY TO THE OFFICES OF GOVERNOR OR
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

(b) (1) Any person nominated for public office as in
this article provided may decline such nomination by
notifying the officer with whom the certificate nominating
him is required to be filed that he declines such
nomination. The statement of declination shall be in
writing, signed by the person nominated and acknowledged
before a notary public or any person empowered to take
oaths, and must reach the aforementioned officer by the
following deadline: for a nomination to candidacy in an

election in the year in which the Governor is elected,
within ten days after the date of the primary election; for
a nomination to candidacy in an election in the year in
which electors for President of the United States are
elected, at least 70 days before the general election. If