Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1890-10-02
NEW RULES FOR VOTERS.
Regulations Sent Out by tie
Secretary Of State.

posted at the different polling places rs Il
Guide. They are printed on cardboard, and
read rs follows:
/. ANY person desiring to vote must
eater the yoting.l DOM and give his namc,and
residence, if requested, to one Of the ballot
clerks If his name is found upon the list of
registered voters he must enter the space
inside the rail. A ballot clerk shall then give
him one ticket to be marked with inltalSo
the clerk before being given to the voter.
.. After RECEIVING the ballot the voter
must retire alone to one of the voting com
partmcnts and prepare his ballot by making
IN the margin a cross-mark (A) opposite the
name or emblem OF a party, as vote for all
the group of candidates of that party whose
names he shall not erase: or make such
cross mark (N) opposite the name OF the
candidate. or candidates, of his choice for
each office to he filled in a black space pro-
vidcd, AMI make Il Gloss mark (X) opposite
thereto. 1.-THE election he upon Il question
submitted to the vote of the people, the voter
shall indicate his choice by making IN the
margin cross mark (N) opposite the answer
or vote he desires to give. A stamp, with
cross mark lNl thereon, will be provided for
the us, of the voter. In marking his ballot
il voter can use or copy any unolflcial sample
ballot to assist him in preparing his oiticaI
ballot, but the sample ballot useG must not
hc Of The color or quality OF paper "t the
official ballot, and the voter must make ana
drEosit his ballot without undue delay.
Before leaving the compartment the voter
must fold his ballot without displaying the
Y marks, or in the same way as when given;
he shall then hand the folded ballot to the
Judges of election. AS soon rs his vote IS
taken he mus, leave the polling room and
cannot again enter the enclosed space.
3. \ yoicr must not 90 into any com
par,mcnt occupied by another, or overlook
or converse with any other while engaged III
a compartment, nor can he occupy it tor
more than five minutes if others are waiting.
A. No person shall take or remove any
ballot from lhc polling place before the close
Of The polls. II a voter spells ballot ne may
obtain Others from the ballot clerks, one at
time, not exceeding three in all, upon return
ing each spoiled one.
). \ voter who is blind, or one who can
not read, or from physical disability is I'M
able to mark his ballot, may apply to thetw
ballot clerks TO assist him in marNinT The
same. 4 voter of foreign blth who cannot
sneak English is allowed to bring to the rall
one person who speaks English to assist the
voter in properly stating and spelling his
name and in establishing his residence, and
to aid inn IN correctly understanding qncs.
tuns.
g. A voter must not mark more names
than there are persons to be elected: if he
does. the ballot will not he counted.
T. Any voter who shall allow his ballot
TO lie seen, with an apparent intention OF
letting il be known how he is to vote, or who
places any distinguishing mark thereon, or
any person who shall attempt to interfere
witt. any voter inside the enclosed space,
shall he fined not less than s. or more than
800.
Glass ballot boxes will he used. All
printed and distributed at public expense,
each ballot to contain the names of all the
candidates who have been duly nominated.
The names Of candidates nominated by each
political party shall be grouped together IN
parallel columns on tie ballot and headed by
the name Of the political party ny which the
candidates comprising the group were placed
in nomination. When Il party emblem or
device has been added it shall be printed to
the left or above the name of the party pre-
cedlng the party group. There shall be left
at the cad of the list Of candidates for each
ditlcrcn, office as many blank spaces as there
are officers to lie voted for, in which the
voter may insert IN W citing or otherwise the
name of any person not printed on the ballo,
for whom he may desire to vote as candl-
date for such office.
The Secretary of State is required to pre-
pare and transmit TO the supervisors OF cleo
ton, al least thirty days before the first cleo
ton, sample printed forms of ba]otss, and
also to transmit the cards of instruction
mentioned in the foregoing. A record OF the
number Of ballots printed and fuI nishcd for
each polling place shall be kept aud prescrv-
ed by The supervisors of election, and the
records shall be retained for SIX months. In
order to assist voters, the law requires that,
at least four days prior to the day ofclccton,
there shall he conspjcuously posted III one
or more public places in each precinct sam
plc copies Of the ballots TO be used The
cords of instruction and specimen ballots
viii al-u hc runsplcuously posted about the