Ch. 674                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND

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] A candidate [upon the ballot] FOR THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINATION ON THE BALLOT ON THE FIRST REGULAR
BUSINESS DAY IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE PRESIDENT IS ELECTED AND
THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION BY ANY OTHER PARTY ON THE
BALLOT no sooner than 90 days nor later than 70 days preceding
the date set by law for the primary election. THE SECRETARY SHALL
PLACE THE NAME OF A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ON THE BALLOT 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; OR

(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[,]. FOR
CANDIDATES FOR THE NOMINATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, THE
PAYMENT AND FILING MUST BE MADE NOT LATER THAN 9 P.M. ON THE DAY
WHICH IS ONE WEEK LATER THAN THE FIRST REGULAR BUSINESS DAY OF
THE YEAR IN WHICH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES IS ELECTED.
FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE NOMINATION OF ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PAYMENT
AND FILING MUST BE MADE at least 70 days preceding the date set
by law for the primary election. Nothing in this section shall
require compliance with § 7-1 of this article.

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(d) (1) In a general or special election, OR A PRIMARY
ELECTION IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
IS ELECTED, a ballot received from a location outside the United
States shall be considered as received timely provided:

(i) It has been received by the board from the
United States Postal Service not later than 4 p.m. on the second
Friday following the election day; and                                     

(ii) 1. It was mailed before election day; and

2. The United States Postal Service, or
the postal service of any other country, has provided
verification of that fact by affixing a mark so indicating on the
covering envelope.

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