The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-05-20
[CHAPTER 741.]

in the State of Maryland, and
known as the Primary Election
Law, and all the several and var
ious provisions of said three sec
tions of said Act, and to enact
sections of Article S3 of the Code
of Public General Laws, title
Elections to be known as
Sections 1904, 1903. 16OC,
160D, 16OE, 16OF, 1000, 16OH,
1901, 1907. 160K, 16oL,
counties of the State, and all
ICON, ICON, 1000, loop, 1900,
IGOR, zoos, LOOT. 1901 and
160V, to come in after Section 100
of said Article 33, under the sub
title Primary Elections regu-
lating primary elections in the
State of Maryland, for all candi-
dates for public Office of certain
political parties in and for Balti-
more City and the several ccunties
of the State, and to elect delegates
to legislative, district, eity and
State conventions, and all mem
bers Of managing bodies Of CO.
tain political parties in and for
Baltimore city and the several
counties of the State, and all
precinct, ward, city and county
executives or executive commit
tees.
Section /. Be it enacted By tie
General Assembly of Maryland. That
sections 9, and Of chapter 1877
of the Acts of the General Assembly
of 1908, relating to the subject of
primary elections in the State of
Maryland, and all and singular the
several and various provisions of
said three sections of said Act, be
and the same is and are hereby re-
pealed, and that In lieu and stead
of the said three sections of said
Act and the provisions thereof and
Hereunder enacted, new and other
! sections of Article 33 of the Code
of Public General Laws, title "Elec-
tions,' are hereby enacted, to be
known, respectively, as sections 100
A, 1903. 1900, 160D, 160E, 160F,
1906, 160H, 1901, 1907, 160K, 1901,
160M, 160N, 1900, loop. 1900,
IGOR. 169S, LOOT, 160U and 160V,
to come in after section $50 of said
| Article SO, under subtitle Primary
| LAlSNIlOno, regulating primary GleC-
tons for all candidates fer public
office of certain political parties in
and for Baltimore city and the sew
eral counties of the State, and to
elect delegates to legislature, district,
| city and State conventions, and all
! members Of managing bodies of GER
tain political parties In and for Bal
timore city and the several counties
Of the State, and of all precinct,
ward, city and county executives or
executive committees, in the State
| Of Maryland, and to be and read,
respectively as follows::
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.
160A. Political parties which, at
| the General Election held on Novem-
Der 2, 1909, in the State of Mary
land, or which at any future General
Election next preceding any primary
| election to be held hereunder, as
shall have polled ten per cent. of
the entire vote cast in the State at
such or any such General Election,
shall hereafter nominate all their
| candidates for office in and for Balti-
more city and the several counties of
the State and shall elect all dele
gates to county, legislative district,
city or State conventions and all
members of managing bodies in said
! political parties, in and for Baltimore
city and the several counties of the
i State, and all precinct, ward, city
and county executives, or executive
committees, whenever the political
usage provides for such executive
| committee or any of the same, by
means of primary elections, conduct
ed under and in accordance with the
provisions of this Act, and not other
| wise, except as herein provided, and
the several Boards of Supervisors of
Elections shall not print on the
official ballot to be voted at any
general or special election to be here
after held in the name or names of
any such candidate or candidates for
election in Baltimore city or any of
the counties of the State of any of
said parties who shall not be so NOM
mated, and whose nomination shall
not be certified to them, or to the
| Secretary of State, as having been
| so nominated.
Provided, That the provisions or
this subtitle requiring the nomina-
ton of candidates by direct vote
shall not apply to the nomination of
such candidates for county offices.
State Senator and Members of the
House of Delegates in the Counties
of Howard, Somerset, Washington,
Worcester and Wicomico, except as
hereinafter provided, but such candi-
dates shall be selected by County
Convention, delegates to which shall
be selected In all respects as provid-
ed for in this subtitle, and the nom
nations of such candidates by such
Convention shall be duly certified by
the Chairman and Secretary of such
Convention to the Board of Election
Supervisors Of said county, and 1t
shall be the duty of said Supervisors
to place the names OF such candidates
upon the official ballot in the man
ner prescribed by the general election
laws of this State, and provided
further, That at the first primary cleo
ton held under the provisions of the
foregoing proviso in each of said
named counties, the official ballots
of the respective political parties
participating therein shall contain
squares, properly designated, in
which the voters of such parties may
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