The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-04-12
NEW ELECTION LAW.
Continued from page A.
PERCALE AND FLANELETT WRAPPERS, MUSLIN
UNDERWEAR, &C.


and other voters are waiting to occupy the same
Before leaving the voting booth compartment the voter
shall fold his ballot without displaying the marks thereon
in the way folded when received bv him. and he
shall keep the folded until he has voted and so that
the signature initials of the Judge from whom he received
it. and the and number written the coupon thereof
but nothing else thereon may be seen.
He shall forthwith hand his said ballot the Judge at the
baotboN and shall give his and residence and upon his
being identified the person who received said ballot the
Judge shall deposit his ballot the box-havng first detached
thercom its coupon which he shall then string upon cord
wire to be provided for the purpose and the said shall
forthwith leave the enclosed space The Judges having charge
of the registers shall then the column therein headed
Voted in the line with the name of the voter mark
the word Voted or the letter ""
No ballot without the Endorsement Of the name or the
initials of the judge thereon heenbeorc provided shall
be deposited in said ballot box but deposited shall be
counted for the purpose Of ascerang the number thereof
and the judges shall in ink mark the back thereof the word
Counted, and ndorsc their names
20 ODD. Assistance in marking their ballots shall be
given who shall DECLARE under OATH to the Judges
of election that by Of blindness physical disability
they unable without assistance mark their ballot upon
making and filing with the judges such affidavit
The shall retire of the booths with two clerks
and then and there of said clerks the presence the
other shall mark the ballot as such voters shall direct the
voter himself naming by the candidates for whom he
desires his ballot to be Marked and indicating the cand
dates by general designation the candidates of
political party The ballots shall not be read such voter
shall any suggestion Of any kind be made by either of
said two clerks show him as how his ballot is to be
Marked but the only assistance which shall be lawful for
the clerks to give him mark the ballot he without
prompting, suggestion from them, either of them shall
direct but no ballots shall be marked under this section until
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truth of the facts stated such affidavit Voters who are not
disabled by blindness physical injury from marking their
ballots shall not be entitled to receive assistance in marking
them And with the exceptions in favor of persons blind
incapable from physical injury of marking their ballots with
out assistance distinction discrimination in the of
assistance in marking ballots shall be made for against any
duly registered voter for any other whatever
20 IIII. The judges shall then open the balot-box
and count and the whole number of ballots the
box They shall reject any ballots which dccciu folded
together and any ballots which do have endorsed
the initials Of the Judge who held the ballots If the
has marked than there are persons to be
elected office there shall be any mark the ballot
other than the mark in square opposite to name
the candidate other than the of any can
ddate written by the the ballot provided Section
20 90 his ballot shall be counted Ballots not counted
for such defects shall be marked Detective the back
thereof and shall be wrapped in a separate package and
returned the baotbox as hereinafter directed No vote
shall be counted for any candidate opposite whose name no
crosmark shall be placed They shall open the ballots and
all Of them shall be canassed separately Of the judges
sitting between two other Judges which Judge shall call
each and the office for which designated and the
other judges looking the ballot the time and the
clerks making tally of When all the ballots have been
canvassed in this manner the election clerks shall compare
their aes together and ascertain the total number of votes
received by each cddatc and where they agree upon the
numbers, Of them shall in loud voice to the
judges the aggregate number of received by each can
dictate If requested by any watcher challenger present
any it shall be the duty of the judges and each of
them to exhibit such watcher challenger any ballot cast
fully opened in such condition and that he may
fully read and examine the but the judges shall
allow any ballot to be taken from their hands AS the ballots
are counted they shall be strung upon a strong