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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 155

5-3.

(a) Primary elections shall be held and conducted and
determined in the manner and form provided by this article for
general elections and subject to all regulations, requirements
and provisions as prescribed by this article for general
elections, insofar as the same are or may be applicable to
primary elections, except as may be herein otherwise provided.

(B)  NOT LESS THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE ANY PRIMARY ELECTION, THE
STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS SHALL CERTIFY TO THE
BOARD OF EACH COUNTY AND OF BALTIMORE CITY, THE NAME, PARTY
AFFILIATION AND RESIDENCE, AS SPECIFIED IN THE CERTIFICATES OF
CANDIDACY, OF THOSE CANDIDATES FILED WITH THE STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS, QUALIFIED TO APPEAR ON THE
PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT AND FOR WHOM THE VOTERS ARE, BY LAW,
ENTITLED TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS.

(C)  CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES FOR A SPECIAL PRIMARY
ELECTION CALLED PURSUANT TO SECTION 22-l(B) OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL
BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 22-l(C)(l)
OF THIS ARTICLE.

[(b)] (D) The ballots in such election shall be cast,
counted and canvassed, and the result of the election announced
and certified as now provided in this article for general
elections held hereunder.

[(c)] (E) Whenever only one candidate of any such political
party for such public office or position has so qualified to have
his name so placed upon the official primary election ballot at
the expiration of the time allowed, his name and the name of the
position for which he is a candidate shall be omitted from the
said official ballot, so that the official ballot of such
political party shall contain only the names of such candidates
for positions, offices, or delegates where there are qualified
contestants for such positions.

[(d)] (F) There shall be no names of candidates written in
at primary elections.

8-4.

(A) Not less than sixty-five days before a general election
at which the voters elect the President of the United States,
[not less than thirty days before a general election at which the
voters elect the Governor of the State, and not less than twenty
days before a special election called pursuant to § 22-1 (b) of
this article to fill a vacancy in the office of Representative in
Congress,] the State Administrative Board of Election Laws shall
certify to the board of each county and of the City of Baltimore,
[within which any of the voters may by law vote for candidates
for any office,] the name, party affiliation and residence of
each person nominated for the office, as specified in the