The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-16
PubIio GeneraI Laws.

for; but the said Supervisors shall not lie
required to print any name upon ballot
If the same shall not have been certified
10 them at least six days before election
day. Each ballot shall also contain state
ment of every constitutional amendment
or other question to be submitted to the
vote OF the people at any election Ballots
other than those printed by the respect
i've Boards of Supervisors of Elections, ac-
eording 10 the provisions OF this article,
shall not be cast or counted in any election,
except as hereinafter provided. Nothing
in this article contained shall prevent any
voter from writing on his ballot and mark
ing in the proper place the name of any
person other than those already printed
for whom he may desire to vote for any
office, and such vote shall be counted the
same as If the name Of such person had
been printed upon the ballot and marked
by the voter. Any voter may take with him
into the polling place any printed or writ
ten memorandum or paper to assist him
in marking or preparing his ballot, except
q fac-simile of the ballot to be voted. Bal
lots shall be printed and in possession OF
the Supervisors of Elections at least four
days before election day, and shall be
subject to the inspection of the candi-
dates and their agents. II any mistake
be discovered it shall be the duty OF SAD
Supervisors to correct the same without
delay; and II said Supervisors shall decline
or refuse to make corrections, then, upon
the sworn petition of any qualified voter
who would have the right TO vote for such
candidate at the approaching eiecuon.
of the Judges Of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City may, by order, require SAID
Supervisors of Election to, correct sucn
error or to show cause why such error
should not be corrected.
50. The form and arrangement Of the
ballots shall be as follows: All ballots shall
contain the name of every candidate
whose nomination for any office specified
in the ballot has been certified to and
filed according to the provisions OF this
article and not withdrawn in accordance
herewith, and shall contain no other
names, except that, in the case of Electors
for President and Vice President OF the
dates for President and Vice President
may be added to the party or political
designation and the name of city or
county in which a candidate resides shall
be added to the name of each candidate
on ballots for state offices. The names OF
candidates nominated by each party shall
be grouped together upon each ballot, and
each group shall be headed by the name OF
the political party by which the candi-
dates comprised in said group were placed
cate Of nomination. When the name of
political party is given in connection with
the name OF candidate nominated. as
shall be stated on the ballot; but II there
shall have been any nomination for the
| same office by a convention or primary
election claiming the same party name,
duly certified, as hereinbefore provided,
the word Independent shall precede
the party name Of the candidate noniI
| Section IS. If the same party name or
emblem shall be, claimed on behalf OF
| imam Ollt GOi-
vention or primary election and duly GER
| titled, as aforesaid, the officers by whom
the ballot is to be prepared or a majority
Of them, shall determine which nominees
are justly entitled to the party designa-
ton or emblem, and the word 'Independ-
ent" shall precede the party name of the
The emblem shall be omitted from such
| Independent" group or groups. Said
groups shall be printed on said ballots in
| columns parallel to each other, the group
| raDreSentinR the party polling the largest
| number of votes for Governor in the state
at the last gubernatorial election being
placed first, or at the left of said groups,
| the group representing the party polling
| the next largest number of votes at said
election being placed second, and the
group representing the party polling the
next largest number of votes at such cleo
| ton third, and SO on. Candidates of parties
not having made nominations at the last
pendent candidates, shall be arranged in
| like groups, according to the date OF filing
the certificates of nomination; If can
| didate is named for the same office on TWO
or more certificates of nomination, his
name shall be placed in each Of the several
appropriate groups. Above the party
| II any, the size whereof shall not exceed
| two and one-half inches in height and
two inches in breadth. Any party in state
convention or by state committee may Sc
| lect any emblem which shall be ceru-
| fed at the time and in the same manner
| that the nominations are certified and
! which shall be the emblem of the party
| throuehout the state until changed by
like authority. In case the same emblem
| IS selected by two or more parties, II shall
be the emblem of the party. whose certij-
cate is first filed, and the other party may
| in like manner certify another. where
candidates have been nominated In any
other manner than by convention or
primary election, or by a committee act
ing under the authority Of a convention,
an emblem may be adopted and certified
| in the manner aforesaid, provided that
the emblem selected shall not be one al
ready appropriated to political party.
81. Said groups shall contain the names
| of the officers to be voted for, and under
each office the name or names OF the can
didates in the same order in each group
or column, so that as far as possible can
didates for the same office, in the various
groups may be opposite to each other and
on the same horizontal line upon the
ticket, with reasonable space petWesn
said names; between the groups and to the
right Of each group there shall be ruled
column of one-third of an inch in width
parallel to said groups and close TO the s
the candidates in said groups ana across
said ruled column shall be drawn lines,
so that, in the parallelogTam or space So SO
in the way hereinafter pointed out, the
candidate or candidates for whom ne
wished to cast his ballot: OF sac pS cn0
tanning the candidates of parties men
toned as hereinbefore provided, there
shall be space equal in width 10 that &C
cupIed by a single group, which shall con-
tain the names Of the offices to be nlletl
at such election, with lines drawn between
the same, enclosing spaces equaf4a IN ~ ~.
voted for Said lines shall extend tnrouKh
a column of one-third of an inch IN WloIn.
SO that the same shall be similar 70 tne
iinae and columns Of a group containing
the names OF candidates. In the spaces 20
provided a voter may write ana Inath
dae,ras to vote If at such election there
be a Constitutional question or any cues que,
tion to be submitted to the popular Voie;;
bs hal in the form following For Gonstii-
tutional Amendment, Against So lsi
tutionaI Amendment or FOR ft9P2o 81
spective questions shall be placed IN 10, a
epinmn or group and have lines drawn
under the same, crossing a coIuIiiI, o.
herenbefore mentioned, SO tnat tne s1 a1s
shal form a parallelogram or space Wnere
the voter may clearly indicate, IN me WY
hereinafter pointed out Whethe[ ne Is. ei ~
nroposition or propositions submitted.
s9 said ballots shall be printed upon
plain white PT pr bips G INK and in clear.
iegible type. On the back and optside
shall be printed the words "otncial pa!iot
for followed by the ,c Gssgns a 1re 0a IHe
| the date of the election, and fac-sInile
OF the signature of the president OF the
| board of Supervisors OF elections ~
whom the ballot has been prepared. Said
ballot shall be printed on the same lear
| with a detachable stub or coupon one
inch high and three inches vide above
and binding on the upper edge thereof,
| but separated therefrom by line run
ming along the entire width OF SAID cou-
pom. Upon said coupon shau pc printeo
| the words voters name, with line
drawn hereunder for writing said name,
| and under the said line the words num-
Der OF voter" followed by blank space
for the insertion Of number. Before dis,
| ttribution said ballots shall be SO folded
| in marked creases that no part Of the
marks or printing thereon, excepting that
| upon the back and outside, and that upon
| the detachable stub or coupon, shall be
| Visible. and so that the folded ballots shall
| be Of uniform width and length ami OF
| proper width to be deposited in the bal
| shall be folded as above provided and
| fastened together In convenient num-
| bers in packages, books or BLOCKS, so
1 that each ballot may be detached and re-
| SUPERVISORS of election. respectively, shall,
| four days, at least, prior to the day OF any
| election In their respective counties and
| in said city, cause to be consptcuouslS and
| securely posted in one or more public
| places in each voting precinct Of their
| respective counties or ofsaid city accurate
| sample copies of the ballots to be used in
such district or precinct at the then ap-
| shall he printed on light cardboard or
] heavy-sized paper, and one Of them, a
least, shall Be placed upon the exterior
Of each building In which the polls Will
| be held, so that the same can be readily
seen and examined by persons passing on
the street or road
| 3d. The supervisors of election shall pro-
vide for each election precinct in the sew
eral counties, and in the city of Baltimore,
! two packages, each containing one hum
bred ballots for every. one hundred or
| fraction OF one hundred voters shown by
the last preceding registration in said pre-