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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 338

may withdraw his candidacy in accordance with the provisions
of this subsection. If the withdrawal of any candidate
reduces the nominees to not more than twice the number of
members to be elected to a particular office on 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 employed by the board.

(c)  The board of supervisors of elections of Prince
George's County shall provide for the election of members of
the Board of Education. Provisions shall be made for use of
voting machines, or, in the alternative, for the use of
paper ballots under the conditions prescribed in paragraph
three of subsection (b) of this section. The names of all
candidates who have been duly nominated under the provisions
of subsection (b) of this section 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 the county, irrespective of party affiliation, may
vote for the nominees for the board in the primary election
or for the candidates for the board in the general election.
The candidate in each district, who receives the largest
number of votes in the general election shall be declared
elected for the respective Board of Education offices.

(d)  The Prince George's County executive shall
appoint, subject to confirmation by the County Council, a
duly qualified person to assume the candidacy if, after the
primary election and before the general election, only one
candidate has been certified by the board of elections and
that candidate is unable to continue as a candidate for any
reason.

(e)  All candidates and nominees shall file information
relating to their campaign expenditures in accordance with
the provisions of this article.]

[32-7A.

(a) (1) A person is eligible for candidacy for
election to the Board of Education who:

(i) Obtains the signatures of at least 200
registered voters on a petition that conforms to the
requirements for petitions in this article, except that
publication of the petition is not required;

(ii) Files the petition with the board    of

supervisors of elections by 9:00 p.m. on the Monday that  is

70 days before the day on which the primary election    is
held; and

(iii) Pays a $25 fee.