Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-05-03

ceTllHCdte OF Sucn acknowledge
ment thereto. If the nomination Is
by means of a primary election, the
certificate shall be signed and
acknowledged by the person or per
sons whose duty it may be. by party
usage, to declare the result of such
election in the manner prescribed for
a nomination by convention, but no
party emblem or device of any kind
shall be added to said certificate; and
IL any such emblem or device should
be added, it shall not be printed upon
the ballot by the Secretary of state or
any Of the Board of Supervisors of
Election
Sec. 4, And be it further enacted.
That sections 40, so. 81 and SO of said
Article 33, title ELECTIONS" subtitle
Ballots and Ballot Boxes" be and
the same are hereby severallv repeal
ed and re-enacted with amendments
so as to read as follows:
40 1t shall be the duty of the Board
of Supervisors of Elections of each
county and of the city of Baltimore to
provide ballots for every election for
public officers nCId under this Arti.
Gle in which any voters within the
county or said city shall participate.
and cause to be printed on the ballot
the name of cverv 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 indiyid-
uals: but the said supervisors shall
not be required to print any name up
| on ballot IL such name shall not
have been certified to them at lcnat
| six days before election day. Each
ballot shall contain statement of
| every constitutional amendment or
ether question to be submitted to the
vote of the people mt any election
Ballots other than those printed bv
the respective Boards Of Supervisors
of elections according to the provi
sions of this Article. shall not be cast
or counted in aIv election except as
hereinafter provided. Nothing in this
Article contained shall prevent anv
voter from writing on his ballot and
marking In the proDer place the name
Of any person other than those al.
ready printed for whom he may DO
sire to vote for any office, and such
votes shall be counted the Same rs "
the name of such person had been
printed upOn the ballot and marked
bv the voter. Any voter may take
with him into the polling place anv
written or printed memorandum or
paper to assist him In marking or prc
naring his ballot. except fac similc
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 .
correct list Of the names Of the can
didates thereon with the designation
Of the Offices for which the persons
named thereon are candidates shall be
furnished or demand by the supervi
sorS to the candidates or their author
lied agents. If any mistakes be lis
covered, II shall be the duty Of said
supervisors to correct the same with.
out delay, and If said supervisors shall
decline Or refuse to make correction
then upon the sworn petition of any
qualified voter who would have the
right to vote for such candidate at
the approaching election, the Circuit
Court for any county, or one of the
Judges of the Supreme Bench OF Bal
timoro city, may, by order, require
said Supervisors Ct Elections to cor
rect such error or show cause why
such error should not be corrected.
so. 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 ballet has
been certified to and filed according
to the provisions of this Article and
not Withdrawn in accordance here.
with Tho lG H1ndfIaIna fA
every Office shall, except IN the case
Of candidates for Presidential Elec
tors. be arranged alphabetically ac
cOrding to their surname under the
designation of the Office. To the
right Of the name of each cHndidatc
upon tho official ballot, and immcdi
atcly to the left of the square oppo-
site the name u the candidate and in
line Herewith. shall be added the des
igHltiOn Of the party or principle
which the candidate represents, as
is duly contained in the certificate of
nomination or nomination papera. To
the name Of each candidate for state
office or candidate for Congress shall
be added the name of the county on
city in which the candidate resides
Ballots shall be so printed as to give
10 PacH NOtCf GEAR opportunity 10
designate by cross OK in square
at the right Of the name Of each c1ndi-
date, and ut the right of each question
his choice If candidates and his an.
swer to such question. If . candidate
Us named for the same Office on two or
more certificates of nominations HE
name shall be printed on tho ballot but
once and to the right of the name
of said candidate shall be added the
names OF each Of the parties. or pIia
ciples which the candidate represents
when the name Of n political party Is
given in connection with the nam"
Of a candidate nominated. pro
vided in Section 80 OF this Ar
ticle. II snail be stated on the
ballot to the right Of the name IF the
candidate; but If there shall have
been any nomination for the same
Office by o convention or primary cleo
ton claiming the same party name.
duly certified as herelnbeforc provid-
ed, the word "In1ependcnt" shall pre-
code the party name. If the candidate
Is nominated under the provisions Of
the said Section 80, 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 afOrc.
said. the officers by whom the ballot