WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                      Ch. 46

and the name of any person so withdrawing shall not be printed
upon the ballots to be used at the primary election. The filing
of a valid certificate of withdrawal of candidacy is a final act
of withdrawal; and a person who files such a certificate of
withdrawal may not reinstate his candidacy, unless the time limit
for the filing of candidacies has not expired. No filing fees
shall be refunded to persons who withdraw in accordance with this
section, subject, however, to § 4A-7 of this article.

(2)  Board offices shall be open and certificates of
withdrawal of candidacy shall be accepted until 5 p.m. on the
last day for withdrawing.

(3)  The name of any person who files a certificate of
candidacy, is opposed, and does not withdraw shall appear on the
ballot unless he dies or is disqualified and his death or
disqualification is known to the board with which the certificate
of candidacy was filed on or before the seventh day prior to the
filing deadline. These provisions do not apply to the offices of
Governor or Lieutenant Governor.

(c) (1) Any person nominated for public office as in this
article provided may decline such nomination by notifying the
officer with whom the certificate nominating him is required to
be filed that he declines such nomination. The statement of
declination shall be in writing, signed by the person nominated
and acknowledged before a notary public or any person empowered
to take oaths, and must reach the aforementioned officer by the
following deadline: for a nomination to candidacy in an election
in the year in which the Governor is elected, within ten days
after the date of the primary election; FOR NOMINATION TO
CANDIDACY IN AN ELECTION IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE MAYOR OF THE
CITY OF BALTIMORE IS ELECTED, WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER THE PRIMARY
ELECTION; for a nomination to candidacy in an election in the
year in which electors for President of the United States are
elected, at least 70 days before the general election. If the
person nominated shall comply with the provisions of this
paragraph for declining nomination, such nomination shall be
void; and the name of any person so withdrawing shall not be
printed upon the ballots.

(2)  Board offices shall be open, and certificates of
declination of candidacy shall be accepted until 5 p.m., on the
last day for declining.

(3)  The name of any person nominated for public
office shall appear on the ballot unless he declines the
nomination, dies, or is disqualified, and a certificate of
nomination to fill the vacancy so created is timely filed. These
provisions do not apply to the offices of Governor or Lieutenant
Governor.

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