The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-04-11


for public officers held under this Ar
ticle in which any voter within the
county or said city shall participate.
and cause to be printed OH the ballot
/ the name of every candidate whose
name has been certified to or filed
/ with the proper officers in the manner
herein provided by such political
| party organization or BODY of indi-
viduals; but the said supervisors shall
| not be required to print any name
/ upon ballot if such name shall not
/ have been certified to them at least
| six days before election day. Each
ballot shall contain a statement of
| every constitutional amendment or
other question to be submitted to the
| vote of the people at any election.
Ballots other than those printed by
| the respective Boards of Supervisors
OF Elections, according to the provis-
! ions of this Article. shall not be cast
or counted in any election except as
! hereinafter provided. Nothing in this
Article contained shall prevent any
voter from writing on his ballot and
marking in the proper place the name
| of any person other than those al
ready printed for whom he NAV de
sire to vote for any Office, and such
/ votes shall be counted the same as if
the name of such person had been
printed upon the ballot and marked
by the voter. ANY voter may take
with him into the polling place any
written or printed memorandum or
paper to assist him in marking or pre-
pairing his ballot, except fac-simile
of the ballot to be voted. Ballots
shall be printed and in possession of
the Supervisors of elections at least
four days before election day. and a
correct list of the names of the candi-
dates thereon with the designation of
the offices for which the persons
named thereon are candidates shall
be furnished on demand by the Su-
pervisors to the candidates or their
authorized agents. If any mistakes
be discovered, it shall be the duty of
said Supervisors to correct the same
without delay, and if said Supervis-
ors shall decline or refuse to make
correction, then upon the sworn petit
ton of any qualified voter who would
have the right to vote for such candi-
date at the approaching election, the
Circuit Court for any county, or one
the Judges of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City, may, by order, re-
quire said Supervisors of Elections to
correct such error or to show cause
why such error should not he cor
rected
80. The form and arrangement of
the ballots shall be as follows: All
ballots shall contain the names of
every candidate whose nomination
for any office specified in the ballot
has been certified to and filed accord
ing to the provisions of this Article
and not withdrawn in accordance
herewith. The names of candidates
for every offices shall, except in the
case of candidates for Presidential
Electors, be arranged alphabetically
according to their surname under the
designation of the Office. To the
right of the name of each candidate
upon the official ballot, and immedi-
ately to the left of the square oppo-
site the name of the candidate and in
line Herewith, shall be added the
designation OF the party or principle
which the candidate represents, as is
duly contained in the certificate of
nomination or nomination papers.
To the name of each candidate for
State Office or candidate for Congress
shall be added the name of the county
or city in which the candidate resides.
Ballots shall be so printed as to give
to each voter a clear opportunity to
designate by a cross OK in a square
at the right of the name of each can
didate, and at the right of each ques-
ton his choice of candidates and his
anSWSr fn SIIch n,ocfinn aopI;
date is named for the same office on
two or more certificates of nomina-
lions his name shall be printed on the
ballot but once, and to the right of
the name of said candidate shall be
added the names of each of the par
ties, or principles which the candi-
date represents. When the name of
political party is given in connec-
ton with the name of a candidate
nominated, as provided in Section 80
of this Article, it shall be stated on
the ballot to the right of the name of
the candidate; but if there shall have
been any nomination for the same Of
flee by a convention or primary cleo
ton claiming the same party name,
duly certified as hereinafter provided,
the word Independent shall pre-
cede the party name, if the candidate
is nominated under the provisions of
the said Section SO, to be printed to
the right of the name of each candi-
| date, except presidential electors. If
the same party name shall be claimed
on behalf of nominations made by
more than one convention or primary
election and duly certified as afore-
said, the officers by whom the ballot
is to be prepared, or majority of
them, shall determine which nomi-
nees are justly entitled to the party
name, and the word 'Independentn
/ shall precede the party name of the
other nominee. The names of candi-
dates for the office of Electors of Pres
ident and Vice President of the Uni
ted States shall be arranged in groups,
as presented in the several certificates
OF nomination papers, and the several
| groups shall be arranged in such Or
/ der of the surnames of the Candidates
! for President as the several Boards of
| Supervisors shall prescribe in the City
of Baltimore and in the several coun-
ties respectively. If candidates for
Presidential Electors are nominated
at large and for the several Congress
sional Districts, the name and place
of residence of the candidates at large
shall be put at the head of each group
and the names of the other candidates
with their places of residence, includ-
ing the numbers of the Congressional
District in which they reside shall
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