The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-26
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.


RR, 20 TT, subtitle Ballots and Baiot-Boxcs, and
Sections 20 CCC 20 ODD, 20 HIH and 20
AAAAA, subtitle g Elections of Chapter Of the Acts
OF the General Assembly of Maryland Of the Session of
1898, entitled Act to repeal Chapter five hundred and
foyfour Of the Acts Of the General Assembly Of Mary
land passed the January session in the year eighteen
hundred and ninety-four, entitled Act add and
additional sectous to Article eleven of the Code of Public
Local Laws Of Maryland title Frederick County, sub
title Frederick relating to Ecctonsin Frcdcrck City
and to enact in lieu thereof and additional sec
tons relating the registration of voters and to elections
in Frederick City aforesaid be added to 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 be known as Sections
20 b, etc.
SECTION J. Be Hcuaced b. tic general Assl0hy Of Mary
h4a That Sections 20 &C, subted Nominations Sections
20 %, 20 RR, 20 TT, subtitle Ballots and Ballot
Boxes and Sections 20 CCC, 20 ODD, 20 IIHH and
20 AAAAA, subtitle Elections" Of Chapter of the
Acts Of the General Assembly of Maryland the Session of
1898, entitled Act repeal Chapter five hundred and
foyfour Of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland
passed the January session in the year eighteen hundred
and ninety four entitled Act to add new and additional
sections Article eleven of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland, title Frederick County, sub title Frederick
relating elections in Frederick CITY and to enact in lieu
thereof and additional sections relating to the
registration of elections in Frederick City afore
said, be added said Article eleven of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland title Frederick County, subtitle
Frederick, follow Section 20 Of said article and to
be known Sections 20 b. be and the hereby
severay repealed re-eracted with amendments 50 as to
read as follows:
20 GG All nominations made by such convention or
primary meetings shall be certified as follows:
The certificate of nomination shall be in writing shall con-
the of each person nominated his residence his
huCOe his aCIr and IL, .
and shall designate than five words the party or
principle which such convention primary meeting represents
1t shall be signed by the presiding officer and secretary of
such Convention who shall add their signatures their
pcce places of residence their business and business adj
dress, and acknowledge the before an officer duly
authorized TO take Acknowledgements who shall append GER
fcate Of such acknowledgment thereto If the nomination
is by of primary election the certificate shall be
signed and acknowledged by the person persons whose
duty may be- by party usage declare the result of such
election in the prescribed for nomination by
venton, but party emblem device of any kind shall be
added to said certificate and if any such emblem or device
should be added shall not be printed upon the ballot by the
Board of Supervisors of Election.
20 90 1t shall be the duty of the Board of Supervisors
of Elections provide ballots for every election for public
officers held under this Article which any voters within
said city shall participate, and be printed on the ballot
the of every candidate whose has been certified
filed with the proper officers the manner herein pro-
Vided by such political party organization body of ind
vduas but the said supervisors shall be required to
print any upon ballot if such shall not have been
certified to them least six days before election day Each
ballot shall contain statement of every question sub
mcd to the vote of the people any election Ballots
other than those printed by the Board Of Supervisors of Flee
ton according to the provisions of this Article shall not be
cast counted any election except hereinafter provided
Nothing in this Article contained shall prevent any from
writing his ballot and marking in the proper place the name
of any person other than those already printed whom he
may desire to vote for any Office and such shall be
counted the the of such person had been
printed upon the ballot and marked by the ANY voter
may take with him into the polling place any written printed
memorandum paper to assist him in marking preparing
his ballot except fac-simile of the ballot be voted Ballots
shall be printed and in possession of the Supervisors of Eec-
tons least four days before election day. and correct list
of the of the candidates thereon with the designation of
the offices for which the persons named thereon are cand-
dates shall be furnished demand by the Supervisors the
candidates their authorized agents
any mistake be discovered it shall be the duty of said
Supervisors to correct the without delay and said
Supervisors shall decline refuse make correction then
upon the petition of qualified who would have
the right for such candidate the approaching election