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2190 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 671
(II) THE REPLACEMENT SHALL BE OF THE SAME
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE (OR UNPLEDGED STATUS), FROM THE SAME
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, AND OF THE SAME SEX AS THE ALTERNATE BEING
REPLACED.
12-3.
(A) (1) IF A PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION FOR THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE, UNLESS NATIONAL
PARTY RULES REQUIRE OTHERWISE, THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION SHALL
BE ADVISORY.
(2) IF NATIONAL PARTY RULES REQUIRE SPECIAL
RECOGNITION OF PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY RESULTS, THE STATE
CONVENTION AND THE MARYLAND DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
SHALL COMPLY WITH THOSE RULES.
(B) (1) DELEGATES ELECTED TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION, EITHER UNCOMMITTED OR PLEDGED TO A PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE, SHALL IN ALL GOOD CONSCIENCE REFLECT THE SENTIMENTS OF
THOSE WHO ELECTED THEM.
(2) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE
CONTRARY, DELEGATES ELECTED TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
SHALL VOTE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARTY RULES.
12-4.
[(a-1)] (A) [Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection
(a) of this section, the following] THE procedure ESTABLISHED IN
THIS SECTION shall govern the selection of delegates to the
Republican national convention[:].
(B) The Republican state central committee shall certify to
the State Administrative Board of Election Laws the number of
delegates to be elected from each congressional district and the
number of delegates to be elected at large, respectively, as
provided in the rules of the Republican national convention, not
later than the first day of March in each year in which national
conventions for the nomination of President and Vice-President
are held.
(C) The selection of delegates to the Republican national
convention shall be as follows:
(1) Election of District Delegates. (I) There shall
be elected at the primary election the number of delegates from
each congressional district as provided in the rules of the
Republican national convention.
(II) Each delegate may have placed adjacent to
his name on the ballot the name of a presidential candidate,
provided that the written permission of the presidential
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