Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-05-03
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lot. Upon making and filing with the
Judges such affidavit tine voter shall
retire to one Of said booths with the
two clerks, and then and there OneI
of said clerks, in the presence of thel
other, shall mark the ballot as SUCH
voter shall direct the voter himself
naming one by ore the candidates for
whom he desires his ballot to be
marked, and not indicating the can
didates by a general designation as
candidates Of any one political party.
The ballots shall not be read to such
voter, nor shall any suggestion CT any
kind be made by either of said two
clerks to show MIN as to how his bal
lot is to be marked. but the only as
sistance which it ghall 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 hut no ballot shall
be marked under this section until
majority of the Judges of election
shall be satisfied Of the truth of the
fact stated in such affidavits. Voters
who are not disabled by blindness or
nhvsical 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 dscrim-
ination 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 it further enacted,
That Section &C of said Article 49,
title ELECTIONS" subtitle Count of
Ballots" he and the same is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amend
mcnts. so to read as follows:
&c. The judges shall then open the
ballot box and count and announce
the whole number of ballots in the
box. They shall reject any ballots
which are deceitfully folded together,
and any ballots which do not have en-
dOTscd 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
to an office, or il there snail be any
mark en- the ballot other than the
cross mark in a square opposite to the
name of candidate, or other than the
name or names of any candidate writ
ten by the voter on the ballot as pro-
vided in Section 40, his ballot shall
not be counted. Ballots not counted
for such defects shall be marked de
feCtive" on 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 all of them shall be canVaSscd sep
arately by one Of the judges sitting
between two other judges. which
Judge shall call out 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 tallies together and ascer-
tain total number OF votes received
by each candidate, and when they
agree upon the numbers, one Of them
shall announce in a loud voice to the
judges the aggregate number of votes
received by 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-
lenger 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. 7. And be it further enacted
That Section ia A of said Article 33
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 fun 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 opin-
ion be necessary and 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
81. GO and GO of this Article, to be
printed in large. clear tyne, on separ-
ate cards to he 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 considerably
magnif1ed size, which shall be called
Specimen Ballots" and the same
shall be furnished with the other bal
lots prepared for each voting place.
On the morning Of said election, the
said Supervisors of Elections shall
cause to be conspicuously posted in
each polling place, said cards of in
struction and largely magnificd spcci-
men ballots, and one of said cards of
instruction shall be affixed in each
booth or voting compartment. and the
said specimen haliots shall he couspic-
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 and
three of said specimen ballots shall
be posted outside of the guarirails,
and not less than three of each of
same shall be securely and conSnicu-