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The Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland, 1914
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ART. 33] SENATORIAL PRIMARIES. 593

to the Senate of the United States or any officer or officers thereof of
the returns or certificate of election or the credentials or commission
of United States Senators elected by the people of the respective States;
and provided further that the several elections of United States Sen-
ators from Maryland, except in cases of election for the purpose of
tilling any vacancy or vacancies in said office hereinafter provided for,
shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November
in the year 1914, and on the same day and month in every sixth year
thereafter, and also on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
in the year 1916, and on the same day and month in every sixth year
thereafter; and provided further that the places of voting for said
United States Senators at such election shall be at the places of voting
for Members of the House of Representatives of the United States
throughout the State, including all the Congressional Districts thereof;
and in the event of a vacancy in said office of Senator aforesaid, howso-
ever said vacancy may arise, the Governor of the State shall make a
temporary appointment of a Senator who shall serve until the people
shall fill such vacancy by the nomination and election in the manner
aforesaid; and it shall be the duty of the Governor of the State within
ten days after such vacancy shall have been made or become known to
him to issue a proclamation accompanied by a writ of election declar-
ing and providing that at the next ensuing primary election held under
the provisions of said Article 33, title "Elections," sub-title "Primary
Elections," for the nomination of candidates for public office in Balti-
more City and in the several Counties of the State, candidates for
said unexpired portion of the said term of said office of Senator in
which such vacancy has occurred, shall be nominated in the manner
aforesaid, and the election of Senator to fill such unexpired portion of
said term shall take place, in the manner aforesaid, at the next ensuing
General Election for public officials held under said Article 33, title
''Elections," in the Counties of the State and Baltimore City, whether
said General Election shall be the Congressional Election or a General
Election of Members of the General Assembly; provided, that if the
said next ensuing General Election shall be for the Members of the Gen-
eral Assembly then the places of voting in such Senatorial Election
shall be at the places of voting for Delegates of the General Assembly;
provided, further, with respect to all elections of United States Sena-
tors both for full terms and to fill vacancies for unexpired portions of
terms, every person qualified to vote for Members of the House of
Delegates shall be qualified and entitled to vote for United States Sen-
ators. And the said State Board of Canvassers shall meet within thirty
days after every such Senatorial Election for the purpose of canvassing
the votes therein cast, as now provided or as may hereafter be provided
by Article 33 of the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, title
"Elections," sub-title "Canvassing Boards," for the canvass after every
State Election.

As to primary elections, see section 378 et seq.
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