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HARRY HUGHES, Governor
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day of March in each year in which national conventions for the
nomination of President and Vice-President are held.] The
selection of delegates TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
shall be as follows:
(1) Election of District Delegates. The Democratic
State central committee shall certify to the State Administrative
Board of Election Laws the number of delegates to be elected in a
primary election to the national convention from each
congressional district. Not later than [ninety (90)] 90 days
prior to the primary election, the certification shall be made in
accordance with the rules of the national and State Democratic
parties. THERE SHALL BE ELECTED AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION THE
NUMBER OF DELEGATES FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AS CERTIFIED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPH. With the written permission
of a presidential candidate filed with the State Administrative
Board of Election Laws at least [fifty-three (53)] 53 days prior
to the primary election, a candidate may have placed adjacent to
his name on the ballot the name of a presidential candidate. ANY
OTHER CANDIDATE FOR DELEGATE SHALL HAVE PLACED ADJACENT TO HIS
NAME ON THE BALLOT THE WORD "UNCOMMITTED".
(2) Election of At-Large SELECTION OF OTHER
Delegates. After the election of the district delegates in
accordance with § 12-l(a)(l), [those elected district delegates
from any national political party shall meet in convention not
more than 21 days after that election at a time and place to be
designated by the State party chairman who shall act as chairman
of the convention. The elected district delegates shall elect, as
"At-Large Delegates," the remainder of delegates allotted to
Maryland by the respective national party committee and not
elected under § 12-l(a)(2). Notwithstanding the aforegoing
provisions of this subsection, the Democratic State central
committee shall meet in convention not more than twenty-one (21)
days after the primary election and shall elect
delegates-at-large to the national convention in accordance with
party rules.] THE AT-LARGE, PARTY, ELECTED OFFICIAL, AND
ALTERNATE DELEGATES SHALL BE CHOSEN ACCORDING TO NATIONAL PARTY
RULES.
[(3) Ex Officio Delegates. The State central
committee shall designate ex officio delegates, if any, in
accordance with the rules of the national convention.]
[(4) Selection of Alternates for Elected Delegates.
The elected delegation to the national party convention shall
elect the alternate delegates to the convention.]
[(5)] (3) Filling of Vacancies. The entire delegation
to a national party convention shall fill vacancies VACANCIES
occurring in the office of delegate or alternate delegate SHALL
BE FILLED ACCORDING TO NATIONAL PARTY RULES.
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