The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-19
NEW ELECTION LAW.
PASSED AT THE EXTRA SESSION OF THE LEGIsLA-
TURE, 1901, AND APPLIES ONLY TO OUR NUM-
CIPAL ELECTIONS SIMILAR TO THE
GENERAL STATE LAW
CHAPTER IS.


20 &c, subtitle Nominations Sections 27o 90 2zo
XIX, 20 l. subtitle " Ballots and Ballot-Boxes and
Sections 20 CCC, 20 ODD, 2zo HHH and 2zo
AAAAA, subtitle Z" Elections of Chapter of the Acts
OF the General Assembly Of Maryland Of the Session of
1898 entitled an Act to repeal Chapter five hundred and
fory-four Of the Acts of the General Assembly, Of Mar
land passed at the January session in the wear ebcen
hundred and ninety four entitled an Act TO add new and
additional scctou to Article eleven of the Code of Public
Local Laws OF Maryland title Frederick County, sub
title Frederick relating Elections in Fredcrck City,
ana 10 enact IN lieu thereof certain and additional sec
o9 relating 10 the registration of voters and to elections
IN Frederick City aforesaid to be added to said Article
eleven Of the Code Of Public Local Laws of MARYLAND
title "Fredeck County subtitle "Frederick" to follow
Section 20 of said article and to be known as Sections
20 b. etc
SECTION l. Be 1t nudchd By tic general Asaly Of Jayy-
a4d That Sections 20 GO subtted Nominations Sections
20 % 20 RR, 20 TT, subtitle Ballots and Ballot
Boxes and Sections 20 Geo. 20 DID, 2zo HIIH and
20 AAAAA, subtitle Elections" of Chapter ? of the
Acts Of the General Assembly Of Maryland of the Session of
1905 entitled an Act to repeal Chapter five hundred and
foryour of the Acts of the General Assembly of MARYLAND
passed at the January session year eighteen hundred
and ninety four entitled Act to add new and additional
sections to Article eleven the Code of Public Local avs
OF Maryland, title Frederick County, sub title Frederick
relating to elections in Frederick City and to enact in lieu
thereof certain and additional sections relating to the
registration Of and elections in Frederick Civ afoe
said to be added said Article eleven of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland title Frederick County" subtitle
Frederick to follow Section 20 Of said article and to
be known Sections 20 etc. be and the same are hereby
severay repealed and ecnacted amendments 50 as to
read follows
20 90 All nominations made by such convention or
primary meetings shall be certified as follows:
The certificate OF nomination shall be in writing shall con
tam the name Of each person nominated his residence his
BUSINESS his address and the office for which he nominated
and shall designate in not than five words the party or
principle which such convention primary meeting represents
It shall be signed by the presiding officer and secretary of
such Convention who shall add their signatures their re-
specve places of residence their business and business adj
dress and acknowledge the same before an officer dul
authorized to take Acknowledgements who shall append GER
hfcate OF such acknowledgment thereto If the nomination
is by means primary election the certificate shall be
signed and acknowledged by the person or persons whose
duty may be- by party usage declare the result of such
election in the prescribed for nomination bv con
venon but no party emblem device of any kind shall be
added to said certificate and if any such emblem or device
should be added shall be printed upon the ballot by the
Board of Supervisors of Election
20 90 It shall be the duty of the Board of Supervisors
OF Elections to provide ballots for every election for public
officers held under this Article in which any voters within
SAID city shall participate and be printed the ballot
inc names OF every candidate whose has been certified
to or filed with the proper officers the manner herein pro-
Wded by such political party organization body of ndi
Wduas; but the said supervisors shall be required to
print any name upon ballot such shall not have been
certified to them at least six days before election day Each
ballot shall contain statement of every question to be SUBJ
mtted to the vote of the people any election Ballots
other than those printed by the Board Supervisors of Elec
ton according to the provisions of this Article shall not be
cast or counted any election except hereinafter provided
Nothing IN this Article contained shall prevent any voter from
writing on his ballot and marking proper place the name
OF any other than those already printed for whom he
may desire to vote for any Office and such votes shall be
counted the if the Of such person had been
printed upon the ballot and marked by the voter Anv voter
may take with him into the polling place any written printed
memorandum or paper to assist him marking or preparing
his ballot except sime of the ballot to be voted Ballots
shall be printed and possession of the Supervisors of Eec
tons at least four days before election day and correct list
OF the names OF the Candidates thereon the designation of
the offices for which the persons thereon cand-
dates shall be furnished demand by Supervisors to the
candidates or their authorized agents.
Il any mistake be discovered shall be the duty of said
Supervisors to correct the without delay and said
Supervisors shall decline refuse to make correction then
upon the sworn petition Of any qualified who would have