The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1910-05-20
PRIMARY ELECTION LAW.
Providing for Nominees and the
Governing Bodies of the Parties.

: of this Act, and not otherwise, except
as herein provided, and the several
Boards of Supervisors of ELECTIONS
shall not print on the official ballot to
election to be hereafter held the name
or names of any such candidate or
candidates for election in Baltimore
city or any of the counties of the
not be so nominated, and whose noml-
nation shall not be certified to, them.
or to the Secretary of State, as having
been so nominated.
Provided, that the provisions of this
subtitle requiring the nomination OF
ply to the nomination of such candl-
dates for county offices, State Senator
and Members of the House of Dele
gates in the Counties of Howard, Som
erset, Washington, Worcester and Wi
comico, except as hereinafter proVld-
ed, but such candidates shall be Sc
| lected by County Convention, dele
gates to which shall be selected in all
respects as provided for in this SUBJ
! title, and the nominations of such can
didates by such convention shall be
duly certified by the Chairman and
Board of Election Supervisors of said
county, and it shall be the duty of said
Supervisors to place the names of
such candidates upon the official ballot
| in the manner prescribed by the gen
! eral election laws of this State, and
provided further, that at the first pri-
mary election held under the. provi-
sions OF the foregoing proviso in each
OF said named counties, the official
| ballots of the respective political par
ties participating therein shall contain
squares, properly designated in which
! the voters of such parties may by
such cross-mark in such squares indi
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primaries in their respective parties
by direct vote for candidates for coun-
ty offices, for the State Senate and for
Members of the House of Delegates;
| and provided further that if the ma
F.! jority of the votes cast by either of
excepted shall indicate preference
! for direct primaries, then and in that
event, each county in which by such
direct vote a preference has been so
expressed for direct primaries shall
ever thereafter be removed from the
! class of excepted counties in this sec
| tion specifically mentioned.
All such candidates for such Office,
and all such delegates, managing
bodies, executives and executive com
mittees shall be nominated, selected
and chosen by, the direct vote of the
or acting with such parties, respect
lively. in every precinct, ward, council
| manic legislative or other election
districts in Baltimore city, and also
| in the several counties of the State of
Maryland, respectively, and in each
! and every election precinct and cleo
! ton district of each of said counties
Of the State of Maryland, respectively
it being the intent and purpose of this
! Act that all such candidates for pub
lie office, all delegates to such party
! conventions and all managing bodies,
/ executives or executive committees
| OF any such political party, whenever
the political party usage provides for
! such executives or executive commit
tees. shall be nominated as aforesaid
/ by the direct vote of the duly register
! said parties, respectively, in Baltimore
! city. or any precinct, ward, council
manic or legislative district thereof
or in any county or district or precinct
! thereof. as the case with respect to
! any public office, or place or position
aforesaid. may be: and that no candi-
! date for such public Office, delegate to
executive committee, or managing
body of any such political party, as
aforesaid. in and for Baltimore city
| or the several counties of the State,
! shall be chosen or elected by any such
political convention or otherwise than
| by the duly registered voters belong
! ing to or acting with said political
! parties, as aforesaid.
1t shall be lawful for all such par
! ties aforesaid to elect and hold such
marty conventions which shall have
full power and authority, in all re-
/ spects whatsoever. to act in respect
! to all matters appertaining to the or
ganization, maintenance, conduct, af-