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HARRY HUGHES, Governor 2191
candidate has been received by the State Administrative Board of
Election Laws at least 53 days prior to the date of the primary
election.
(2) Election of At-Large Delegates. There shall be
elected by the Republican State Central Committee the number of
at-large delegates as provided in the rules of the Republican
national convention.
(3) Ex Officio Delegates. There shall be no ex
officio delegates to the Republican national convention.
(4) Selection of Alternates for Elected Delegates.
The elected delegation to the national party convention shall
elect the alternative delegates to the convention.
(5) Filling of Vacancies. The entire delegation to a
national party convention shall fill vacancies occurring in the
office of delegate or alternate delegate.
[(b)] (D) (1) All the district delegates to [a] THE
REPUBLICAN national convention shall be bound to vote for the
candidate of their party for the office of President of the
United States who receives the highest number of votes within
their respective congressional district at the primary election,
and the ex officio delegates and the at-large delegates elected
by the district delegates as herein provided shall be bound to
vote for the candidate who receives the highest total number of
votes at the primary election in the State.
(2) All delegates shall be so bound until the
candidate for President of the United States is nominated by the
convention, receives less than 35 percent of the votes for
nomination by the convention, or releases the delegation, or
until two convention nominating ballots have been taken. [The
provisions of this subsection do not apply to any delegates to
Democratic national conventions.]
[(c) After the primary each Democratic presidential
candidate receives a number of congressional district delegates
based on the percentage of the votes attained in that district.
These district delegates shall vote for this candidate on the
first ballot taken at the Democratic National Convention. Each
Democratic presidential candidate receives a number of at-large
delegates based on the percentage of the total vote attained
statewide in the Maryland primary. These at-large delegates
shall vote for this candidate on the first ballot taken at the
National Democratic Convention. Based on the percentage of votes
tabulated as uncommitted in the primary election, a number of
district delegates and at-large delegates also may go to the
convention as uncommitted to any candidate.]
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