HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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in the news media throughout the United States or in
Maryland, in accordance with the national party rules,
unless the candidate executes and files with the Secretary
of State an affidavit stating without qualification that he
is not and does not intend to become a candidate for the
office in the Maryland primary election;

(2) By making the payment required and by filing
with the State Administrative Board of Election Laws, a
petition in the form prescribed by the State Administrative
Board of Election Laws which shall contain the signatures of
not less than 400 of the registered voters within each
congressional district, at least 53 [53] 70 days preceding
the date set by law for the primary election. Nothing in
this section shall require compliance with § 7-1.

[(3)] (B) The Secretary of State shall
establish a procedure for the Democratic presidential
primary through which votes may be cast as uncommitted to
any presidential candidate.

[(4)] (C) Notwithstanding any other provisions

of this article, whenever any person who has [been

nominated] FILED A CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY FOR NOMINATION
in any presidential primary election, in a writing signed by
him and acknowledged before a notary public, notifies the
officer or board with whom the certificate of candidacy, or
petition for nomination, or name is required to be filed by
this article, within [18] 10 days after the the final filing
date established in § 4A-3 of this article that he desires
to withdraw as a candidate for the nomination, his name
shall be withdrawn and the name of any person so withdrawing
shall not be printed upon the ballots to be used at the

presidential primary election. The filing of a valid

certificate of withdrawal of candidacy is a final act of

withdrawal; and a person who files a certificate of

withdrawal may not reinstate his candidacy, unless the time
limit for the filing of candidacies has not expired. No
filing fees shall be refunded to persons who withdraw in
accordance with this section, subject, however, to § 4A-7 of
this article. Nothing in this section shall apply to a
candidate who qualifies under § 12-2(a)(1).

[(b)] (D) (C) A candidate qualifying under this
section shall be entitled to have his name printed upon the
official primary ballot of his party in primary elections
held under and in accordance with this article as a
candidate for the nomination for President.

[(c)] (E) (D) The board of supervisors of elections in
each county and of Baltimore City shall have printed upon
the official primary ballots of each of those political
parties in each county of the State, and in each legislative
district of Baltimore City at the primary election in each
year in which a President of the United States is to be
elected, the names of the candidates for President and names
of candidates for election as delegates to conventions