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Ch. 648 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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.
12-6.
(f) The results of the primary elections in the several
counties and legislative districts of Baltimore City in
presidential years shall be canvassed, ascertained and certified
in the same manner as provided by law with respect to the
election of delegates from the several counties and legislative
districts to State conventions of the respective parties to
nominate candidates for State offices. The votes cast in each
primary election in each county and legislative district of
Baltimore City shall be canvassed and certified by the respective
boards of supervisors of elections in Baltimore City and the
several counties of the State. The Board of State Canvassers
then shall tabulate the votes so canvassed and certified in a
manner plainly to indicate for each party [which candidate for
President and which candidates for election as delegates to a
national convention received the highest number of votes in the
State as a whole.]:
(1) WHICH CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT RECEIVED THE
HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES IN THE STATE AS A WHOLE;
(2) WHICH CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT RECEIVED THE
HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT; AND
(3) WHICH CANDIDATE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION AS A
DELEGATE TO A NATIONAL CONVENTION RECEIVED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF
VOTES FROM EACH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987.
Approved June 2, 1987.
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