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2192 LAWS OF MARYLAND Ch. 671
[(d)] In the case of a political party which is not
entitled to nominate candidates for public office by means of
primary elections, [subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this
section] THIS SUBTITLE shall not apply and in lieu thereof
delegates and alternate delegates to represent the political
party at its national convention shall be elected at a party
convention in accordance with the lawful rules and practices of
the party.
[12-2.] 12-6.
(a) Whenever a party uses a primary election to nominate a
candidate for President of the United States, any person who
desires to run in the primary election may become a candidate for
nomination only:
(1) By direction of the Secretary of State who shall
place the name of the candidate upon the ballot no sooner than 90
days nor later than 70 days preceding the date set by law for the
primary election when he has determined in his sole discretion
that the candidate's candidacy is generally advocated or
recognized in the news media throughout the United States or in
Maryland, in accordance with the national party rules, unless the
candidate executes and files with the Secretary of State an
affidavit stating without qualification that he is not and does
not intend to become a candidate for the office in the Maryland
primary election;
(2) By making the payment required and by filing with
the State Administrative Board of Election Laws, a petition in
the form prescribed by the State Administrative Board of Election
Laws which shall contain the signatures of not less than 400 of
the registered voters within each congressional district, at
least 70 days preceding the date set by law for the primary
election. Nothing in this section shall require compliance with §
7-1.
(b) The Secretary of State shall establish a procedure for
the Democratic presidential primary through which votes may be
cast as uncommitted to any presidential candidate.
(c) A candidate qualifying under this section shall be
entitled to have his name printed upon the official primary
ballot of his party in primary elections held under and in
accordance with this article as a candidate for the nomination
for President.
(d) The board of supervisors of elections in each county
and of Baltimore City shall have printed upon the official
primary ballots of each of those political parties in each county
of the State, and in each legislative district of Baltimore City
at the primary election in each year in which a President of the
United States is to be elected, the names of the candidates for
President and names of candidates for election as delegates to
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