The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-05-03


iuuges such affidavit the voter shall
retire to enc of said booths with the
two clerks, and then and there one
of said clerks, in the presence of the
other, shall mark the ballot as such
voter shall direct, the voter himself
naming one by ore the candidates for
whom he desires lis ballot to be
marked. and not Indicating the can
didates by general designation as
candidates Of any ore political party.
The ballots shall net be read to SUCH
voter, nor shall any suggestion CT any
kind be made by either OF said two
clerks to show mir, as to how his bal
lot is to be marked but the only as
distance which it shall be lawful for
the clerks to give him IS TO mark the
ballot as he. without prompting or
suggestion from them. or either Of
them shall direct. Int 10 ballot shall
BE marked under this section until G
majority OF the judges of election
shall be satisfied CT the truth OF the
fact stated in such afndaTits. Voters
Who are not disabled by blindness or
physical injury from marking their
ballots shall not be entitled to receive
assistance in marking them. And
with the exception in favor Of persons
blind or incapable from physical in
Jury OF marking their ballots without
assistance. no distinction or discrin-
nation in the matter Of assistance in
marking ballots shall be made for or
against any duly registered voter for
any other cause whatever.
Sec. g. And be II further enacted,
That Section Sc of said Article SO,
title "Elections," subtitle Count of
BALLOTS" be and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted. with amend
rlents, so to read as follows:
65. The judges shall then open the
ballot box and count and announce
he whole number Of ballots in the
hox. They shall reject any ballots
which are deceitfully folded together,
and any ballots which do not have en-
dorsed thereon the name or initials OF
the judge who held the ballots. If
the voter has marked more names
than there are persons to be elected
tc II Office, or if there shall be any
mark en- the ballot other than the
cross mark in 3 square opposite to the
nsH1e Of q candidate, Or other than The
name or names OF any candidate writ
ten by the voter On the ballot as pro-
vitIed in Section 40, his ballot shall
not be counted. Ballots not counted
for such defects shall be marked De
factive'' OF the back thereof, and shall
be wrapped in a separate package and
returned to the ballot box as herein
after directed. No vote shall be
counted for any candidate opposite
whose name no cross mark shall be
placed. They shall open the ballots,
and ali Of them shall be canvassed sep
aTateiy by one Of the judges sitting
between two other judges, which
judge shall call cut each name and of
fee for which it is designated. and the
other judges looking at the ballot at
the same time, and the clerks making
tally Of the same. When all the bal
lots have been canVasSed in this
manner. the election clerks shall COM
pare their TALES together and ascer-
tain total number Of votes received
by each candidate, and when they
agree upon thu numbers, one CT them
shall announce in a loud voice to the
judges the aggregate number Of votes
received b. each candidate. If re-
quested by any watcher or challenger
present at any canvass, it shall be the
duty OF the judges and each of them
to exhibit TO such watcher Or chal-
longer any ballot cast, fully opened or
in such condition and manner that he
may fully read and examine the same,
but the judges shall not allow any
ballot to be taken from their hands.
AS the ballots are counted they shall
be strung upon strong twine.
Sec. Z. And be it further enacted,
That Section ia A of said Article S3
title ELECTIONS" subtitle. "Miscellan-
eous Provisions" be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted so as
to read as follows:
ia A. At least thirty days before
every State election the Attorney
General shall prepare full instructions
for the guidance Of the voters of such
election as to obtaining ballots, as to
the manner of marking them, and as
to obtaining new ballots in place Of
those accidently destroyed, with such
other instructions as shall in his orin-
ion be necessary ard proper, said in
structions shall be furnished by the
Secretary Of State to the several
Boards of Supervisors Of Elections.
who shall. respectively, cause the
same together with copies of Sections
Ct. e. and So Of this Article. to be
printed in large, clear type, on separ-
ate cards to be called Cards Of In
structions," and said Boards Of Super
visors shall furnish twelve OF the
same with ballots for use in each
election precinct. They shall also
cause to be printed on light cardboard
or heavy sized paper. ten or more
copies OF the form Of the ballot pro-
vided for each voting place at each
election therein, of a considerably
magnified size. which shall be called
Specimen Ballots" and the same
shall be furnished with the other bal
lots prepared fer each voting place.
On the morning Of said election, the
said Supervisors Of Elections shall
cause to be consricuously posted in
each polling place. said cards OF in
struction and largely magniicd Sneci-
men ballots, and one of said cards of
instruction shall be affixed il each
booth or voting compartment. and the
said specimen ballots shall he consoic-
uously displayed in said polling room
and on the outside of the building
wherein said voting shall take place.
Not less than three Of said cards crd
three Of said specimen ballots shall
be posted outside Of the guaricails.
and not less than three OF each OF
same shall be securely and cODSricll.