Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1896-05-15
public General Laws.


prepare his ballot, and in no event longer
than ave minutes in ease an such booths
or compartments are IN use ana other
voters are waiting 90 becuuy ihs snme
Before leaving the voting b9Qih uf COM
pertinent the voter shall faid bis ballot,
the same way il was folded when received
hy him AMI he shall Keep the same Sc
folded until be has voted, ami SO that
fne signature er initials Qt The judge ifvm
whom he received o. and the name AMI
number written on the coupon thefeoI,
but nothing else thereon, may be feeni
He shaii forthwith hand bits said ballot
De- the judge at The haiiot-oqa' and shall
give his name and residence, ana upon
his being ideutihei as the person who res
c-iEet said bnilOt. the judge shall deposit
his ballot ln The box. having hest deiached
therefrom it, coupon. which he shall then
string upon cord cr wire o be provided
for the purpose, aud tae said voter shall
forthwith leave the enclosed space The
Judges hhYne charge 9f the tegisters hail
then. in the column therein headed
VOTED in the same line with the name
oil the voter, mark the word nv uted' or
the letter ~ No ballot without the en-
dufsement Of The name or initials uf the
Judge thereon, as herelnbefqre provided
shall be deposited In said hullot-boXi but,
II deposited, id shall be counted al tie close
Of the election, ana the judges shall, IN
Ink. mark 01 the back thereof the word
Counted" and sign their names below.
g. Any voter who declares under oath
TO the judges OF election that be cannot
read or write. on that 10y reason Of physi=
cal disability be is unable TO mark his
ballot, ana Who shau have stated such
inability at the time OF registering. and
Is so entered In the registers. shall receive
the assistance Of she clerks In preparing
the same In the manner following; Such
voter, after making such oath. may res
Quire one Of the clerks to read to him the
contents OF the ballot, so that the voter
can ascertain the position Of the names
II afl . an l.r1J hllf lot
clerk so requested shah read said ballot
to such voter In the presence Of the either
slerh, Whergupon the voter shah retire to
one Of the booths or compartments and
prepare mis- ballot In the manner herein
before provided. or such voter may re-
quest one OF said clerks in the presence Of
the other, to mark the names Of the can-
didates for whom he shall desire 10 vote
OF mark group. should said Voter de-
sire 10 vote for an entire group, Atiidavits
Of such voters shah contain a statement
Of the name and registered address of
the voter and Of the special reason why he
Is unable to mark his ballot ami how long
such disability has existed. and blanks
for such afiiaavits shall be furnished by
the supervisors OF elections in sufficient
numbers for each polling place and all
such aftidAyits shall be returned with the
poll-books.
s.. any voter who shall. by accident or
mistake, spoil his ballot so that he came OF
conveniently vote the same, may, on re
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holding the ballots, receive another In
place OF II, with his name and the same
number written on the coupon thereof
as on the ballot SO returned, but no voter
shah receive more than three ballots
from said judge for the reason aforesaid.
The ballots thus returned shall be imme-
dlately cancelled by endorsing thereon
The word Spoiied." and. together with
be preserved and returned to the super
Yisors O elections, as hereinafter pro
Nided Every voter who does not vote
any ballot delivered to him shall before
leaving the polling place, return such
ballot to the judge from whom he re-
cetVeG H. ana said returned ballot shall
be retained as II said ballot had been
spoiled. When any one claiming to be
a person whose name appears upon the
re gisters shall make application for a
ballot, his right TO vote at that election
may be challenged. but shall not be deter
mined until after he has marked his ballot
and delivered IT to the judge at the ballot
box. The person challenging shall assign
his reason therefor and one OF the judges
SHAH thereupon administer to the person
onering TO vote an oath to make true
answers to questions; and II he shall take
said oath he shall be questioned by the
Judge or judges touching said cause Of
by the person challenging him in regard
thereto; and if majority of the judges
are Of opinion that he is the person SO
registered, his vote shall be received ac-
S1EuANSA4s No ulH VINO Is NOT registered
as a qualified voter Of the precinct shall
be entitled to vote or to receive a ballot
but no vote shall be rejected because Of
an error in the spelling OF the voters name
Or because Of the wrongful omission or
addition Of one or more initials of his
middle name or names, or because the
voter gives the initials, one or more, Of
his Christian or given name. instead Of
his fun name. or one or more Of his Chris
tian or given name or names, instead OF
the initial OF initials thereof. or because
Of an error In the number Of his residence
on the. register, provided a majority Of
the judges are satisfied that the person
offering to vote is The Identical person who
Is registered, and that he Intended TO
register his true name and residence
Unless majority Of the judges are Of
the opinion that the person so challenged
is entitled to vote. the judge at the ballot
box shall endorse upon his ballot the word
Rejected, p and return the same. still fold
ed, and with its coupon attached. to the
Of election shall draw a line through the
name and number Of said person, as en-
tered on their p0ll-books. and write there
after the word rejected Tor. II for any
other reason a person who has received
q ballot shall leave the polling place With
line through MS name and npmber or the
pHll-b00ks and write thereafter The words
did not vote All ballots returned to
the Judge holding the ballots shall be
Immediately strung by him upon a cord or
wire provided for the purpose, still folded
ami with the coupons stBll attached, and
each endorsed upon the back thereof with
the words spoiled" or rejected" or
not voted" as the case may be, and all
such ballots shall be returned to the SUI
pervlsors Of elections, as hereinafter pro-
vided.