ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 222

PARTY CONVENTION SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE STATE BOARD OF
THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINEES TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT AT THE NEXT SUCCEEDING GENERAL
ELECTION.

(3) IF MORE THAN ONE WRITTEN NOTICE NAMING DIFFERENT
PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEES IS PROVIDED TO THE STATE
BOARD BY PERSONS PURPORTING TO BE THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE SAME
PARTY CONVENTION, THE STATE BOARD SHALL REQUIRE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
STATE PARTY TO PROVIDE WRITTEN REAFFIRMATION OF THE PARTY'S NOMINEES
WITHIN 5 DAYS AFTER THE STATE BOARD'S DEMAND.

5-502.

(a) Subject to § 5-402 of this title, an individual who has filed a certificate of
candidacy may withdraw the candidacy by filing a certificate of withdrawal on the
form prescribed by the State Board within 10 days after the filing date established
under § 5-303 of this title.

(B) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS FILED A CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY AND A
PETITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 8-502(D)(l)(I) OF THIS ARTICLE, OR A CANDIDATE
FOR DELEGATE TO THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION SUBJECT TO §
5-303(A)(2) OF THIS TITLE, MAY WITHDRAW THE CANDIDACY BY FILING A
CERTIFICATE OF WITHDRAWAL ON THE FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD
WITHIN 5 4 DAYS AFTER THE FILING DATE ESTABLISHED UNDER § 5-303 OF THIS
TITLE.

[(b)] (C) An individual who has filed a certificate of candidacy for the special
election to fill a vacancy for Representative in Congress may withdraw the certificate
on the prescribed form within 2 days after the filing date established in the
proclamation issued by the Governor.

8-501.

(a)     Delegates and alternate delegates to the national presidential nominating
convention of a political party shall be selected as provided in the national party rules
of the party.

(b)     The State central committee of each political party shall certify to the
State Board, not later than January 1 in the year of the election:

(1)     the number of delegates and alternate delegates to be selected in the
State and the mode or modes of selection; and

(2)     in the case of a principal political party:

(i) if delegates are to be elected by district, the number of delegates
to be elected from each district;

(ii) provisions for placing on the ballot the name of a presidential
candidate, or the word "uncommitted", adjacent to the name of each candidate for
delegate; [and]

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