A candidate's name shall be printed on the appropriate primary ballot unless he or she submits to the Secretary of State before the printing of the official sample ballot, an affidavit stating without qualification that he or she is not now and does not presently intend to become a candidate for the Office of President of the United States at the upcoming nominating convention of his or her political party. If a candidate withdraws pursuant to this section, the Secretary of State shall notify the state executive committee of the political party of such candidate that the candidate's name will not be placed on the ballot.Derived from 1972 Code § 23-13-17 [Laws, 1986, ch. 484, § 9; repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 348]; Laws, 1986, ch. 495, § 327; Laws, 1996, ch. 301, § 3, eff. 1/25/1996 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
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