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

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ceriiaed to or filed with the proper
officers "a the manner herein provided
for bgt the said Supervisors shan pot le
fcQulred 20 print any name uFlu nailqs
n the same shall not have besh ecriluel
10 thorn It least six days before lieetl0h
day Each ballot shall also edntnln state
mentaof every Constitutional amendment
or other question 20 be submitted 90 The
vote y the people at any election. Ballots
other tAan those printed ~ the respect
I'VE 51gras q superviaofauf klequons, ac-
eordiuT- - the provisions Of this arueiei
hheu not be cnst or counted in any election,
except na hereinafter provided Noihins
~ thif article contained shall prevent any
voter from Wellington his ballot and marx
ing IN The proper place the namo OF any
person other than those already printed
for whom he may desire to vote for any
same as n the name Of such person huu
been printed upon the ballot ana marked
hy the voter. Any. voter may take Fith hiia
mo the polling place any printed % wiz
ten memurandufn or paper 70 assist hin
IN marking or preparing his ballot, except
g facsimile Of the ballot 20 be voted bali
lots shall be printed and In possession Qt
The Supervisors Of Elections at least Tour
days before election day, ard SHAH re
subject 10 the inspection OF the canli-
dnfes and their agents. II any MI thnSS
be discovered 1t shall be the duty q saia
Supervisors 10 correct the same without
delay, and II said Supervisors shall decline
or refuse 10 make corrections, Them upon
the sworn petition Of any qualified voter
who would have the right 10 vote FOR such
candidate at the approaching elee'lYl.i
nc Circuit Court FOR the county or ohs
Of the judges Of the Supreme Bench 81
baltimore city may, BY order, REQUIRE l salR
Supervisors q Election to. correct sucn
error or 10 show cause why such error
should not be corrected.
So The form and ARRANGEMENT Of the
ballots sa9ll be as folioWsi All ballots anall
contain tho name OF every clgAldaie
whgsf domination fer 'fns 7iiies spssii4 y
n the ballot has been certinsd 10 andt
Med according to the provisions Of tnis
article and not withdrawn Ia accordance
herewith, and shall contain no uther
names, except that, In the case Of Electors
Tor President and Vice President OF tha
United states, the names Of the candi-
dates for President and Vice Pr4sidene
may be added to the party or political
designation and the name Of q city or
county Ia which a candidate resides shah
be aaded 70 the name OF each candidate
on ballots for state Offices The names Of
candidates nominated by each parry shall
be grouped together upon each ballot, and
each group shall be headed by the nofne Of
dates comprised in said sroup were placed
in nomination as described in the certil-
cate OF domination. When the name OF q
political party IS given In connection with
the name Of candidate nominated. -
provided IN Section IS Of this article IL
snail be stated on the ballot; but Ii there
SHAH have been any nomination for the
same office By a convention or primary
election claiming the same party name.
duly certified, as hereinDet0re provided,
the word Independent shall preceue
the party name Of the candidate nOmi-
mated under the provisions Of me said
Section 3S II the same party name or
emblem shall be claimed on behalf OF
nominations made By more than one con-
Neni1on or primary election and duly cer-
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 70 The party designs
ton or emblem. and the word ''independ-
cut" shall precede the party name Of the
other group or groups Of nominees, and
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
representing the party polling the largest
at the last gubernatorisl election being
placed first, or at the left Of said groups,
The group representing the. party polling
the next largest number of votes az saiu
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
gubernatorial election and other indie
pendent candidates. shall be arranged N
like groups, according to the date Of Hing
the certificates Of nomination, If cam
didate Is named for the same office on twe
or more certificates OF nomination, his
name shall be placed In each OF the several
appropriate groups Above the party
name shall be printed the party emblem,
il 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
eot any emblem which shall be csrti-
fed at the time and in the same manner
that the nominations are certified ana
which shall be the emblem Of the party
throughout 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 certiA-
cate is first fled and the other party may
Ia like manner certify another. Where
candidates have been nominated In any
other manner than by eoliys1tlQn or
an emblem may be adopIed and certified
in the manner aforesaid, provided that
the emblem selected shall not De one al
ready appropriated 10 a political party
81. Said groups shall contain the names
Of the officers 10 be voted for, ana 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
didatss for the same office, in the yario1s
groups. may be opposite 70 each other ana
Ticket with q reasonable space between
said names between the groups 2nd 70 me
right of each group there shall pe puleu
column OF one-third OF an inch in wiasa
unraliei to said groups and close TO tHe
sroUn 10 its left. Between the names Of
me candidates in said groups and across
said ruled column shall Pc drawn Ane g
formed the voter may clearly inalcate.
In the way hereinafter pointed out, the
candidate or candidates for Wnom ne
wished TO cast his ballot. On said ballot
and following the groups aforesaid con-
taining the candidates Of parues mem
tioned as hereinbefore proylded there
shall be space equal N Wlei1 70 VA li ,e 9e-
"a Sin ole QFOnn. NhlFh EDaAl COLI
tain fha names OF the Offices to De uied
al such election, with lines drawn petWseh
The same, enclosing spaces equal ~ I ~ X
her 10 the candidates for each once " %
voted Tor. Said lines shall extend thrQuSa
y roltmn OF one-third Of an men IN wldth.
"a fhaf the same shall be similar 70 the
lines and columns 81 sT IN spaces 20
oro,Jided a voter may write anl mar ~
he name of any person tQr Mholn ~
desires to vote If at such eiecuon tnets
~ a Constitutional question or sny cues
t{on Ia he submitted 10 the popular Nots,
fba said question shall be placel upg,il ssliH
he hot in the form following For So il,sssi
tutional Amendment, ii 1li,r' 1,roposi
lion" Against Proposiuon, an sf'i =, I,
spective questions shall pe P,ag s Y, ~, :,
enluuu or group and nave HilS 5 VI e Z X .
under the same. crossing z eoipli'si, IS -
ba,etnbsfore mentioned, so that the same
shall form a parailelogram or space wn lI,s
Inc voter may clearly indicate, . ne Nh X,
hnTainnftnr nOllLtu ONkf ~ AANsA-NA
,t,isb 10 cast his ballot for or against me
nronosition or propositions submitted.
% said ballots shall be printed upon
plain white printing paper o5 " aiaa,3:
issifia fvpe. On the back and OUTSIDE
snail he printed the words oinclal psi. ~,
for@ followed by the designation OF me
boiling place for which y j. prspaslsiHt,
tSa date 81 the election, and a fhc-simlle
~ tha signature of the president OF ths
Board Of supervisors OF elsS,loils s,iS
bailot shall be printed on the same leaf
1vith a detachable stub or coupon one
inch high and three inches Wlle sp0Fe
he upper rght-hand corner 81 the na d!lS
and binding on the upper edge Thereon,
hnt separafed therefrom by line rnn-
ming along the entire width of said con-
pom, Upon said coupon snan Pc prin iss,a
me words voters name, with a line
d-svrn hereunder for writing said name.
ma under the said line the words NUM-
ber az voter" followed by a blank SPACE
fnr fhe Insertion OF number Hefore dis
tribution said ballots shah be so folded
in marked creases that no part OF me
marks or printing thereon, excepting that
upon the back and outside. anu that upon i
Visible. and so that the folded ballots SHAH
hn ~ Uniform width and length anu Of
proper width to be deposited IN the pat
fot-boxes. All ballots, when printed,
shan be folded as above provided and
fastened together IN convenient num-
beers in packages, books or blocks, 50
that each ballot may pe ue4tShSl anu res
moved separately The said boards p
supervisors Of election respectively. shan,
four days, at least, prior TO the day OF any
election IN their respective counties and
Ia said city, cause 10 be conspieuously and
securely posted in one OF more pubus
ulaces in each voting precinct Of their
respective counties or Of said city accurate
sample copies Of the ballots 70 be used in
such district or precinct at the then APP
nroscbing election. Such sample copies
shall be printed on light cardboard or
heavy-sizad paper. and one Of them, At
least, shall be placed upon the exterior