PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                 Ch. 3

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Omitted conjunction in Article 33, § 3-2B(f)(1).

Occurred: Ch. 370, Acts of 1994.

6-4.

(b) The successor candidate for Governor designated by the candidate for
Lieutenant Governor or the candidate for Lieutenant Governor exercising his option to
designate himself as the candidate for Governor and the candidate appointed by him for
Lieutenant Governor shall file either his certificate of candidacy or his change of
candidacy with the State Administrative Board of Election Laws as follows:

(2) If the former candidate died or was disqualified less than 45 days before
the day of the primary, the filing required by this subsection shall be completed prior to
the sixth day following the day of the death or disqualification. However, a filing required
by this [subparagraph] PARAGRAPH may not be completed less than five days prior to
the day of the election. If the death or disqualification occurred less than ten days prior
to the day of the election and if no filing required by this [subparagraph] PARAGRAPH
is completed, the unit shall remain on the ballot and, if nominated, the position of
candidate for Governor shall be filled as if the death or disqualification had occurred
after the primary election.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Incorrect internal cross-reference in Article 33, § 6-4(b)(2).

Occurred: Ch. 706, Acts of 1976.

11-1.

(d) Within ten days of the adoption thereof a copy of the constitution and bylaws
shall be filed with the State Administrative Board of Election Laws. Such constitution and
bylaws shall be adopted not later than six months after the first statewide general election
following the first statewide primary election in which the political party is required to
nominate candidates for public office. If a constitution and bylaws [is] ARE not adopted
and filed within the times aforesaid, then the political party shall lose its status as a
political party for purposes of this article, until such time as it again complies with the
requirements of § 4B-1 of this article. Once a political party has filed a permanent
constitution and bylaws with the State Administrative Board of Election Laws, further
filing after each primary election shall not be required, but any amendments to the
constitution and bylaws shall be filed with the State Administrative Board of Election
Laws within ten days after adoption. The State Administrative Board of Election Laws
shall also be notified of the names and addresses of the persons elected as officers or as
members of the governing body of the political party.

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