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Memo
Gordon Strachan to Harry Dent, re:
Maryland Presidential Primary. 1 page.
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02/28/1972
Letter
Fred Wineland to Nixon, re: Maryland
Presidential Primary. 9 pages with
attachments.
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Summary of Maryland law relating to fair
election practices. 18 pages, only cover
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02/28/1972
Letter
Fred Wineland to Nixon, re: Maryland
Presidential Primary. 5 pages with
attachments.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Page 1 of 1
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 1, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
HARRY DENT
FROM:
GORDON STRACHAN
For your information, I have attached a copy of the materials
to the President regarding his entry into the Maryland Presidential
Preference Primary. Noble Melencamp has the original materials
and Bob Marik, at the Committee for the Re-Election, has the
responsibility to have the materials prepared correctly if the
decision is to enter the primary.
CC: Bob Marik
Noble Melencamp
2
Orignial adon traition they Mary Rot Mary
with
EXECUTIVE
STATE OF MARYLAND
PL /nison, Richard
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND 21404
PL /ST2D
.'WINELAND
SECRETARY OF STATE
February 28, 1972
M
The Honorable Richard M. Nixon
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. President:
It is my pleasure to inform you that pursuant to the
provisions of Article 33, Section 12-2(a)(1), Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Supplement), I shall direct that your name be
placed on the Maryland Presidential Preference Primary Ballot
unless I receive from you within the time set forth by law an
affidavit stating without qualification that you are not and do not
intend to become a candidate for the office of President of the
United States at the forthcoming 1972 Presidential Election.
For your convenience, I have enclosed an excerpt from
the current Primary Election Law of Maryland, and direct your
special attention to the section and subsection referenced above.
If you should desire that your name not appear on the
Maryland Presidential Preference Primary Ballot, I must be in
receipt of an affidavit executed by you no later than 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, March 23, 1972. For your
further convenience, I have enclosed a form of affidavit which
complies with the requirements of Maryland law.
If you should have any questions, please contact me at
your earliest possible convenience. My telephone number in
Annapolis is (301) 267-5421.
With warm personal regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
RECEIVED
Fred L. Wineland
Secretary of State
MAR 1 1972
CENTRAL FILES
Enclosures: Affidavit & Law
AFFIDAVIT
I,
, being first duly
sworn, do solemnly declare and affirm without qualification that I
am not now and do not intend to become a candidate for the office
of President of the United States at the forthcoming 1972
Presidential Election.
Date:
Signature of Affiant
State of:
County of:
, to wit:
I hereby certify that on the
day of
,
1972, before me, the subscriber, a notary public of the State of
, in and for the county of
,
personally appeared
and made oath
(or affirmation) in due form of law that the matters and facts
set forth in the Affidavit appearing above are true.
As witness, my hand and notarial seal.
(Notary Seal)
Signature of Notary Public
Typed or Printed Name of Notary
My Commission Expires:
Send or Deliver in Person To:
The Honorable Fred L. Wineland
Secretary of State
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES AND CONVENTIONS
§ 12-1. Delegates to national conventions.
(a) Selection of delegates.-The total number of delegates and alter-
nate delegates to represent the respective political parties at their respec-
tive national conventions shall be ascertained and determined by the gov-
erning body of each party and certified to the State Administrative Board
of Election Laws not later than the first day of March in each year in
which national conventions for the nomination of President and Vice-
President are held. The selection of delegates shall be as follows:
(1) Election of District Delegates. Of the number of delegates allotted
to Maryland, with the exception of those provided for in paragraph (3)
of this subsection, there shall be elected from each congressional district
an equal number of district delegates from the list of candidates certified
to the boards by the State Administrative Board of Election Laws. In
ascertaining the number of delegates to be elected from each congressional
district, the State Administrative Board of Election Laws shall determine
the highest whole number that can be multiplied by the current number of
congressional districts in Maryland to obtain a product closest to but
not greater than 100% of the delegates allotted to Maryland by the re-
spective national party committee. Each delegate may have placed adja-
cent to his name on the ballot the name of a presidential candidate, pro-
vided that the written permission of the presidential candidate has been
received by the State Administrative Board of Election Laws at least
53 days prior to the date of the primary election.
(2) Election of At-Large Delegates. After the election of the district
delegates in accordance with § 12-1 (a) (1), those elected district dele-
gates from any national political party shall meet in convention not more
than 21 days after that election and shall elect, as "At-Large Delegates,"
the remainder of delegates allotted to Maryland by the respective na-
tional party committee and not elected under section 12-1 (a) (2).
(3) Ex Officio Delegates.
(i) The Governor of the State shall be an ex officio delegate to the na-
tional party convention of the party upon whose ticket he ran in the last
preceding gubernatorial election.
(ii) If provided for in the party constitution, the national committee-
man. the national committeewoman and the State party chairman of each
party shall be ex officio delegates.
(4) Selection of Alternates for Elected Delegates. The elected delega-
tion to the national party convention shall elect the alternate delegates to
the convention.
(5) Filling of Vacancies. The entire delegation to a national party con-
vention shall fill vacancies occurring in the office of delegate or alternate
delegate.
(b) Candidate for whom delegates bound to vote.-All the district dele-
gates to a national convention shall be bound to vote for the candidate of
their party for the office of President of the United States who receives
the highest number of votes within their respective congressional district
at the primary election. and the ex officio delegates and the at-large dele-
gates elected by the district delegates as herein provided shall be bound to
vote for the candidate who receives the highest total number of votes at the
primary election in the State. All delegates shall be SO bound until the
candidate for President of the United States is nominated by the conven-
tion. receives less than 35 percent of the votes for nomination by the con-
vention, or releases the delegation, or until two convention nominating
ballots have been taken.
(c) Election at party convention.-In the case of a political party which
is not entitled to nominate candidates for public office by means of pri-
mary elections, subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply and
in lieu thereof delegates and alternate delegates to represent the said po-
litical party at its respective national convention shall be elected at a party
convention in accordance with the lawful rules and practices of the said po-
litical party. (1957, ch. 739, § 1; 1965, ch. 784; 1967, ch. 392, § 1; 1969, ch.
560; 1970, chs. 103, 440; 1971, chs. 268, 354.)
Effect of amendments.-Chapter 103, tive Board of Election Laws" for "Secre-
Acts 1970, substituted "State Administra- tary of State" in the first paragraph of
71
Art.
33,
§
12-2
REGISTRATION
AND
ELECTION
LAWS
subsection (a) and three times in parn-
gave effect to the other, but both have
graph (1) of that subsection.
been given effect in the subsection as set
Chapter 440, Acts 1970. added "District"
out above.
in the catchline for paragraph (1) of sub-
Chapter 268. Acts 1971. effective July
section (a), added the exception in the first
1, 1971. divided subsection (h) into two
sentence of that paragraph, substituted
sentences. added "ex officio delegates and
"but not greater than 100%' for "75
the" in the first sentence and added "All
in the second sentence of that paragraph,
delegates shall be SO bound" at the be-
rewrote paragraph (2). added present
ginning of the present second sentence.
paragraph (3). redesignated former para-
Chapter 351. Acts 1971. effective July
graphs (3) and (1) ns (4) and (5), re-
1, 1971. added subsection (c).
spectively, substituted "elect the alternate
Editor's note.-Chapter 560, Acts 1969,
delegates to the convention" for "select
effective July 1, 1969, repealed former §§
their alternates" nt the end of present
12-1 and 12-2, comprising the subtitle
paragraph (4), substituted "district" for
"Presidential Conventions," and enacted
"elected" near the beginning of subsection
in lieu thereof present §§ 12-1, 12-2 and
(b), and substituted "at-inrge delegates
12-3, comprising the new subtitle "I'res-
elected by the district delegates" for
idential Primari 8 and Conventions."
"delegates elected by a State party con-
Former $ 12-1 also related, to delegates
vention" near the middle of that subsec-
to national conventions and former § 12-2
tion.
was almost identical to present $ 12-3.
Neither amendment to subsection (a)
§ 12-2. Primary election for candidate for President and delegates
to national convention.
(a) Manner of becoming candidate for nomination for President; with-
drawal of candidacy.-Any person who is a candidate for the nomination
of a party which must nominate candidates for State public office by means
of primary elections under the provisions of this article, for the office of
President of the United States, and who desires to obtain the vote of the
delegates from Maryland of the party in its national convention, may be-
come a candidate for nomination in primary elections to be held in accor-
dance with the provisions of this article only:
(1) By direction of the Secretary of State who shall place the name of
the candidate upon the ballot no sooner than 70 days nor later than 53
days preceding the date set by law for the primary election when he has
determined in his sole discretion that the candidate's candidacy is gen-
erally advocated or recognized in national news media throughout the
United States, 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 at the forthcoming election
(2) By making the payment required and by filing with the State Ad-
ministrative 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 con-
gressional district, at least 53 days preceding the date set by law for the
primary election. Nothing in this section shall require compliance with §
7-1.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, whenever any
person who has been nominated in any presidential primary election, in a
writing signed by him and acknowledged before a justice of the peace or
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. at least forty-five (45) days before the primary that he de-
sires 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 with-
drawal; and a person who files a certificate of withdrawal may not rein-
state 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) Right to have name printed on official primary ballot.-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) Duty of boards of supervisors of elections to have names printed on
ballots-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 legisla-
tive 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 certified to them by the State Administrative Board of Elec-
tion Laws in manner and form and in all respects similar to the way in
which the names of candidates for nomination for Governor are required
to be printed upon official primary ballots by the provisions of § 14-1 of
(d) Arrangement of names on ballots; preparation and casting of bal-
lots-The names of the candidates for the nomination for President of
the United States and the names of the candidates for election as delegates
to conventions of the several political parties upon the official primary
ballots shall be arranged and the ballots shall be prepared and shall be
marked and cast by voters in the same manner as is prescribed by the
provisions of this article with respect to the nomination in the primary
election of candidates for the office of Governor of Maryland.
(e) Canvass, ascertainment and certification of results. - The results
of the primary elections in the several counties and legislative districts of
Baltimore City in presidential years shall be canvassed, ascertained and
certified in the same manner as provided by law with respect to the elec-
tion of delegates from the several counties and legislative districts to State
conventions of the respective parties to nominate candidates for State
offices. The votes cast in each primary election in each county and legisla-
tive district of Baltimore City shall be canvassed and certified by the re-
spective board of supervisor [boards of supervisors] of elections in Balti-
more City and the several counties of the State. The Board of State Can-
vassers then shall tabulate the votes so canvassed and certified in a manner
plainly to indicate for each party which candidate for President and which
candidates for election as delegates to a national convention received the
highest number of votes in the State as a whole. (1969, ch. 560; 1970, ch.
103; 1971, ch. 354.)
Cross reference.See note to § 12-1 of
The 1971 amendment, effective July 1,
this article.
1971, substituted "which must nominate
Effect of amendments. - The 1970
candidates for State public office by
amendment substituted "State Adminis-
means of primary elections under the pro-
trative Board of Election Laws" for "Sec-
visions of this article" for "subject to
retary of State" twice in the first sentence
the provisions of this subtitle" near the
of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) and
beginning of subsection (a).
in subsection (c) and substituted "§ 7-1"
for "§§ 7-1 and 7-2" at the end of subdivi-
sion (2) of subsection (a).
§ 12-3. Presidential electors.
(a) Nomination.-The State convention of any party shall nominate
or provide for the nomination of candidates for presidential electors of
the party in such manner as the convention determines.
(b) Number of electors.-The State convention shall nominate or pro-
vide for the nomination of as many candidates for presidential electors of
the party as this State is entitled to appoint.
(c) Certification of nominees to State Administrative Board of Elec-
tion Laws.-The names of persons nominated by the State convention as
candidates for presidential electors shall be certified by the presiding offi-
cers of the State convention to the State Administrative Board of Elec-
tion Laws. (1957, ch. 739, § 1; 1965, ch. 784; 1967, ch. 392, § 1; 1969, ch.
560; 1970, ch. 103.)
Cross reference.See note to § 12-1 of
ment substituted "State Administrative
this article.
Board of Election Laws" for "Secretary of
Effect of amendment.-The 1970 amend-
State" at the end of subsection (c).
SUMMARY OF MARYLAND LAW RELATING TO FAIR
ELECTION PRACTICES
(PREPARED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 33, SECTION 26-2
OF THE MARYLAND CODE)
Published by
STATE ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD OF ELECTION LAWS
EXECUTIVE BUILDING
140 MAIN STREET
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND 21401
267-5711
Edited by
FRANCIS B. BURCH
Attorney General
July, 1971
$
STATE OF MARYLAND
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND 21404
FRED L.WINELAND
SECRETARY OF STATE
February 28, 1972
The Honorable Richard M. Nixon
President of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.
lum
Dear Mr. President:
It is my pleasure to inform you that pursuant to the
provisions of Article 33, Section 12-2(a)(1), Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Supplement), I shall direct that your name be
placed on the Maryland Presidential Preference Primary Ballot
unless I receive from you within the time set forth by law an
affidavit stating without qualification that you are not and do not
intend to become a candidate for the office of President of the
United States at the forthcoming 1972 Presidential Election.
For your convenience, I have enclosed an excerpt from
the current Primary Election Law of Maryland, and direct your
special attention to the section and subsection referenced above.
If you should desire that your name not appear on the
Maryland Presidential Preference Primary Ballot, I must be in
receipt of an affidavit executed by you no later than 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Thursday, March 23, 1972. For your
further convenience, I have enclosed a form of affidavit which
complies with the requirements of Maryland law.
If you should have any questions, please contact me at
your earliest possible convenience. My telephone number in
Annapolis is (301) 267-5421.
With warm personal regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Fred Wineland
Secretary of State
Enclosures: Affidavit & Law
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington
Date 2/29/72
TO: gordon - Copies for H. Dent
and for the Committee for
are attached
Toa
Noble Melencamp
sentzy
AFFIDAVIT
I,
, being first duly
sworn, do solemnly declare and affirm without qualification that I
am not now and do not intend to become a candidate for the office
of President of the United States at the forthcoming 1972
Presidential Election.
Date:
Signature of Affiant
State of:
County of:
, to wit:
I hereby certify that on the
day of
,
1972, before me, the subscriber, a notary public of the State of
, in and for the county of
,
personally appeared
and made oath
(or affirmation) in due form of law that the matters and facts
set forth in the Affidavit appearing above are true.
As witness, my hand and notarial seal.
(Notary Seal)
Signature of Notary Public
Typed or Printed Name of Notary
My Commission Expires:
Send or Deliver in Person To:
The Honorable Fred L. Wineland
Secretary of State
State House
Annapolis, Maryland 21404
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES AND CONVENTIONS
§ 12-1. Delegates to national conventions.
(a) Selection of delegates.-The total number of delegates and alter-
nate delegates to represent the respective political parties at their respec-
tive national conventions shall be ascertained and determined by the gov-
erning body of each party and certified to the State Administrative Board
of Election Laws not later than the first day of March in each year in
which national conventions for the nomination of President and Vice-
President are held. The selection of delegates shall be as follows:
(1) Election of District Delegates. Of the number of delegates allotted
to Maryland, with the exception of those provided for in paragraph (3)
of this subsection, there shall be elected from each congressional district
an equal number of district delegates from the list of candidates certified
to the boards by the State Administrative Board of Election Laws. In
ascertaining the number of delegates to be elected from each congressional
district, the State Administrative Board of Election Laws shall determine
the highest whole number that can be multiplied by the current number of
congressional districts in Maryland to obtain a product closest to but
not greater than 100% of the delegates allotted to Maryland by the re-
spective national party committee. Each delegate may have placed adja-
cent to his name on the ballot the name of a presidential candidate, pro-
vided that the written permission of the presidential candidate has been
received by the State Administrative Board of Election Laws at least
53 days prior to the date of the primary election.
(2) Election of At-Large Delegates. After the election of the district
delegates in accordance with § 12-1 (a) (1), those elected district dele-
gates from any national political party shall meet in convention not more
than 21 days after that election and shall elect, as "At-Large Delegates,"
the remainder of delegates allotted to Maryland by the respective na-
tional party committee and not elected under section 12-1 (a) (2).
(3) Ex Officio Delegates.
(i) The Governor of the State shall be an ex officio delegate to the na-
tional party convention of the party upon whose ticket he ran in the last
preceding gubernatorial election.
(ii) If provided for in the party constitution, the national committee-
man. the national committeewoman and the State party chairman of each
party shall be ex officio delegates.
(4) Selection of Alternates for Elected Delegates. The elected delega-
tion to the national party convention shall elect the alternate delegates to
the convention.
(5) Filling of Vacancies. The entire delegation to a national party con-
vention shall fill vacancies occurring in the office of delegate or alternate
delegate.
(b) Candidate for whom delegates bound to vote.All the district dele-
gates to a national convention shall be bound to vote for the candidate of
their party for the office of President of the United States who receives
the highest number of votes within their respective congressional district
at the primary election, and the ex officio delegates and the at-large dele-
gates elected by the district delegates as herein provided shall be bound to
vote for the candidate who receives the highest total number of votes at the
primary election in the State. All delegates shall be so bound until the
candidate for President of the United States is nominated by the conven-
tion, receives less than 35 percent of the votes for nomination by the con-
vention, or releases the delegation, or until two convention nominating
ballots have been taken.
(c) Election at party convention.-In the case of a political party which
is not entitled to nominate candidates for public office by means of pri-
mary elections, subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply and
in lieu thereof delegates and alternate delegates to represent the said po-
litical party at its respective national convention shall be elected at a party
convention in accordance with the lawful rules and practices of the said po-
litical party. (1957, ch. 739, § 1; 1965, ch. 784; 1967, ch. 392, § 1; 1969, ch.
560; 1970, chs. 103, 440; 1971, chs. 268, 354.)
Effect of amendments.-Chapter 103, tive Board of Election Laws" for "Secre-
Acts 1970, substituted "State Administra- tary of State" in the first paragraph of
71
Art. 33, § 12-2 REGISTRATION AND ELECTION LAWS
subsection (a) and three times in para-
gave effect to the other, but both have
graph (1) of that subsection.
been given effect in the subsection as set
Chapter 440, Acts 1970. added "District"
out above.
in the catchline for paragraph (1) of sub-
Chapter 268, Acts 1971. effective July
section (a), added the exception in the first
1, 1971, divided subsection (b) into two
sentence of that paragraph, substituted
sentences, added "ex officio delegates and
"but not greater than 100 for "75%"
the" in the first sentence and added "All
in the second sentence of that paragraph,
delegates shall be SO bound" at the be-
rewrote paragraph (2), added present
ginning of the present second sentence.
paragraph (3), redesignated former para-
Chapter 354, Acts 1971, effective July
graphs (3) and (4) as (4) and (5), re-
1, 1971. added subsection (c).
spectively, substituted "elect the alternate
Editor's note.-Chapter 560, Acts 1969,
delegates to the convention" for "select
effective July 1, 1969, repealed former §§
their alternates" at the end of present
12-1 and 12-2, comprising the subtitle
paragraph (4), substituted "district" for
"Presidential Conventions," and enacted
"elected" near the beginning of subsection
in lieu thereof present §§ 12-1, 12-2 and
(b), and substituted "at-large delegates
12-3, comprising the new subtitle "Pres-
elected by the district delegates" for
idential Primaries and Conventions."
"delegates elected by a State party con-
Former § 12-1 also related, to delegates
vention" near the middle of that subsec-
to national conventions and former § 12-2
tion.
was almost identical to present § 12-3.
Neither amendment to subsection (a)
§ 12-2. Primary election for candidate for President and delegates
to national convention.
(a) Manner of becoming candidate for nomination for President; with-
drawal of candidacy.-Any person who is a candidate for the nomination
of a party which must nominate candidates for State public office by means
of primary elections under the provisions of this article, for the office of
President of the United States, and who desires to obtain the vote of the
delegates from Maryland of the party in its national convention, may be-
come a candidate for nomination in primary elections to be held in accor-
dance with the provisions of this article only:
(1) By direction of the Secretary of State who shall place the name of
the candidate upon the ballot no sooner than 70 days nor later than 53
days preceding the date set by law for the primary election when he has
determined in his sole discretion that the candidate's candidacy is gen-
erally advocated or recognized in national news media throughout the
United States, 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 at the forthcoming election;
(2) By making the payment required and by filing with the State Ad-
ministrative 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 con-
gressional district, at least 53 days preceding the date set by law for the
primary election. Nothing in this section shall require compliance with §
7-1.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, whenever any
person who has been nominated in any presidential primary election, in a
writing signed by him and acknowledged before a justice of the peace or
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, at least forty-five (45) days before the primary that he de-
sires 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 with-
drawal; and a person who files a certificate of withdrawal may not rein-
state 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) Right to have name printed on official primary ballot.-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) Duty of boards of supervisors of elections to have names printed on
ballots.-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 legisla-
tive 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 certified to them by the State Administrative Board of Elec-
tion Laws in manner and form and in all respects similar to the way in
which the names of candidates for nomination for Governor are required
to be printed upon official primary ballots by the provisions of § 14-1 of
this article.
(d) Arrangement of names on ballots; preparation and casting of bal-
lots.-The names of the candidates for the nomination for President of
the United States and the names of the candidates for election as delegates
to conventions of the several political parties upon the official primary
ballots shall be arranged and the ballots shall be prepared and shall be
marked and cast by voters in the same manner as is prescribed by the
provisions of this article with respect to the nomination in the primary
election of candidates for the office of Governor of Maryland.
(e) Canvass, ascertainment and certification of results. - The results
of the primary elections in the several counties and legislative districts of
Baltimore City in presidential years shall be canvassed, ascertained and
certified in the same manner as provided by law with respect to the elec-
tion of delegates from the several counties and legislative districts to State
conventions of the respective parties to nominate candidates for State
offices. The votes cast in each primary election in each county and legisla-
tive district of Baltimore City shall be canvassed and certified by the re-
spective board of supervisor [boards of supervisors] of elections in Balti-
more City and the several counties of the State. The Board of State Can-
vassers then shall tabulate the votes so canvassed and certified in a manner
plainly to indicate for each party which candidate for President and which
candidates for election as delegates to a national convention received the
highest number of votes in the State as a whole. (1969, ch. 560; 1970, ch.
103; 1971, ch. 354.)
Cross reference.See note to § 12-1 of
The 1971 amendment, effective July 1,
this article.
1971, substituted "which must nominate
Effect of amendments. - The 1970
candidates for State public office by
amendment substituted "State Adminis-
means of primary elections under the pro-
trative Board of Election Laws" for "Sec-
visions of this article" for "subject to
retary of State" twice in the first sentence
the provisions of this subtitle" near the
of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) and
beginning of subsection (a).
in subsection (c) and substituted "§ 7-1"
for "§§ 7-1 and 7-2" at the end of subdivi-
sion (2) of subsection (a).
§ 12-3. Presidential electors.
(a) Nomination.-The State convention of any party shall nominate
or provide for the nomination of candidates for presidential electors of
the party in such manner as the convention determines.
(b) Number of electors.-The State convention shall nominate or pro-
vide for the nomination of as many candidates for presidential electors of
the party as this State is entitled to appoint.
(c) Certification of nominees to State Administrative Board of Elec-
tion Laws.-The names of persons nominated by the State convention as
candidates for presidential electors shall be certified by the presiding offi-
cers of the State convention to the State Administrative Board of Elec-
tion Laws. (1957, ch. 739, § 1; 1965, ch. 784; 1967, ch. 392, § 1; 1969, ch.
560; 1970, ch. 103.)
Cross reference.See note to § 12-1 of
ment substituted "State Administrative
this article.
Board of Election Laws" for "Secretary of
Effect of amendment.-The 1970 amend-
State" at the end of subsection (c).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE ELECTION
LAWS OF MARYLAND OR THE FAIR ELECTION PRACTICES
SECTIONS THEREOF, PLEASE CONTACT:
Mr. Willard A. Morris
State Administrator of
Election Laws
140 Main Street
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
(Tel: (301) 267-5711)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington
Date
3/30/12
TO:
Gordon
Thank you GS
Noble Melencamp
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The White House
Washington
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RICHARD M NIXON PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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I HAVE BEEN DIRECTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF MARYLAND,
FRED L WINELAND, TO PLACE YOUR NAME ON THE MARYLAND PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY BALLOT WHICH WILL BE VOTED ON MAY 16, 1972. IF YOU SHOULD
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HAVE ANY QUESTION CONTACT ME, STATE ADMINISTRATOR OF ELECTION
FORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, U. U.S.A.
LAWS, (301) 267-5711.
WILLARD A MORRIS
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ZCZC 13 PD ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND
RICHARD M NIXON PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON D C
BT
I HAVE BEEN DIRECTED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF MARYLAND,
FRED L WINELAND, TO PLACE YOUR NAME ON THE MARYLAND PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY BALLOT WHICH WILL BE VOTED ON MAY 16,1972. IF YOU SHOULD
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HAVE ANY QUESTION CONTACT ME, STATE ADMINISTRATOR OF ELECTION
FORM 0805 FORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD HEGISTER COMPANY. U.S.A
LAWS, (301) 267-5711.
WILLARD A MORRIS
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