The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-10-17
NEW RULES FOR VOTING.
Regulations Sent Out by the Secre-
tarY of State.

LdEy OF 0LaL9.
The Secretary of State, as required
by the Act of General Assembly of
1890, has issued a series of instruc-
ton to voters, which will be posted
at the different polling places as a
guide. They are printed ON card
board, and read as follows:
l. Any person desiring to vote
must enter the voting room and give
his name, and residence, if requested,
to one of the ballot. clerks. If his
name is found upon the list of regis
tered voters he must enter the space
inside the rail. A ballot clerk shall
then give him one ticket, to be mark.
ed with initials of the clerk before
being given to the voter
2. After receiving the ballot the
voter must retire alone to one of the
voting compartments and prepare his
ballot by marking in the margin q
cross'mark OK opposite the name or
emblem of a party, as q vote for all
the group of candidates of that party
whose names he shall not erase; or
make such cross.mark (X) opposite
the name of the candidate. or candi-
dates, of his choice for each office to
be filed in blank space provided,
and make a cross mark (X) opposite
thereto. If the election be upon
question submitted to the vote of the
people, the voter shall indicate his
choice by making in the margin a
cross mark (X) opposite the answer
he desires to give. A stamp with
cross.mark (X) thereon, will be pro-
vided for the use of the voter. In
marking his ballot voter can use or
copy any unofficial sample ballot to
assist him in preparing his official
ballot, but the sample ballot must
not be of the color or quality of paper
of the official ballot, and the voter
must make and deposit his ballot
without undue delay. Before leaving
the compartment the voter must fold
his ballot without displaying the X
marks, or in the same way as when
given him; he shall then hand the
folded ballot to the judges of election.
AS soon as his vote is taken he must
leave the polling.room, and cannot
again enter the enclosed space.
3. A voter must not go into any
compartment occupied by another
or overlook or converse with any
other voter while engaged in a com.
partment. nor can he occupy one for
more than five minutes if others are
waiting.
4. No person shall take or remove
any ballot from the polling place be-
fore the close of the polls. If voter
spoils ballot he may obtain others
from the ballot clerks, one at time,
not exceeding three in all, upon re.
turning each spoiled one.
5. A voter who is blind, or one who
cannot read, or who from physical
disability is unable to mark his
ballot, may apply to the two ballot
clerks to assist him in marking the
same. A voter of foreign birth who
cannot speak English is allowed to
bring to the rail one person who can
speak English to assist the voter in
stating and spelling his
name and in establishing his resi-.
lence, and to aid him in correctly
understanding the questions.
6. A voter must not mark more
names than there are persons to be
elected; if he does the ballot will not
be counted.
Z. Any voter who shall allow his
ballot to be seen, with an apparent
intention of letting it to be known
how he is to vote, or who places any
distinguishing mark thereon, or any
person who shall attempt to interfere
with any voter inside the enclosed
space, shall be fined not less than
IS or more than 500.