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Ch. 291 2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(2) The special primary election shall be held on a Tuesday that is at
least 36 days after the date of the proclamation.
(3) The special general election shall be held on a Tuesday that is at least
36 days after the date of the special primary election.
(c) (1) The Governor shall:
(i) Immediately give public notice of the proclamation; and
(ii) Deliver the proclamation to the State Administrator [of the
State Board].
(2) The State Administrator [of the State Board] shall:
(i) Immediately notify the State Board members and the local
boards of the counties that comprise the congressional district; and
(ii) Forward to each of those local boards a copy of the
proclamation.
(d) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the vacancy
occurs or becomes known to the Governor during the period beginning 120 days before
the regular primary election for representatives in Congress and ending 40 days
before the primary election, the Governor's proclamation shall order that:
(i) The special primary election shall be merged with the regular
primary election;
(ii) Any individual who files a certificate of candidacy for the
regular primary election shall be deemed to have filed a certificate of candidacy for
the special primary election; and
(iii) Any other qualified individual may file a certificate of
candidacy, for both the special primary election and the regular primary election, not
later than 9 p.m. on the day that is 2 days after the issuance of the proclamation.
(2) A vote cast for a candidate in the merged primary election shall be
deemed a vote for that candidate in both the special primary election and the regular
primary election.
(3) Two certificates of nomination, one for the special primary election
and one for the regular primary election, shall be issued to each candidate nominated
in the merged primary election.
(4) Notwithstanding any provision of this article:
(i) A nominee for the special primary election may decline the
nomination by notifying the State Board not later than 5 p.m. on the Wednesday
following the primary election;
(ii) The appropriate political party shall fill the vacancy in
nomination not later than 5 p.m. on the Thursday following the primary election; and
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