Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-05-23
PUlLl. 1ENERAL LAWS OF 1902

oSCllOu Il -EACSpl III CASES pIONlu
ed lUr ny Section Az and Eases OF spe-
Ulal eleCuon, 10 iii vacancies in once
caused ny uedIn, IeSISnatlon, OF other
wise, such CeILlnCaleS vi nomination
shall be MED respectively with The
SeCl etaly OF state not less than
twenty-five days, ana with the
Board of Supervisors OF Elections not
less than GIteen days before the day
UI election.
Section 50-The form and arrange
menC Oh the ballots shall be as fol-
lows: All Dauots shall contain the
name OF every canuIdate whose nom
NATION Tor any once speclaed in the
DallOL has uGen cerLlhed 10 and flied
acCoi ding to the provisions of this
AItlcle and not Wltndlawn in accord
anCe herewith. The names of candl-
dates Tor every once SHAH, except IN
the case Oh candidates for PRESIDENTIAL
LIectOIs, DC arranged alphabetically
accUl dlng TO theiI surname unGer The
designation Oh the ONCE. Above the
glUup Oh names OF the candidates Tor
each ollce, ana upon separate line
immediately underneath the deslena-
ton Oh the once, there shan be prInt-
W Al bSAAJ pASAh, ANOAAeNA NaPAbeaAoB -
point, PlCa type, an appropriate d.
lection OF INST uCIlon to the voter in
Joining HIM Cf the NUMBER OF per-
sons lor whom he may lawfully vote
Ior the pai JlcuIaT once mentioned
immediately above eacn such ulrec-
tloA, tnus. VOTE FOX ONE or
"VOIE tOR 1WO," or "VOIE FOX
Si<, as the case may be. 10 the
light oil the name OF each candidate
upon the onclal ballot, and separated
lUm SAID name, and Immediately to
the left OF the square opposite the
name of the candidate and in line
herewith, shall De added the deslgna-
ton OF the party OF principle which
the candidate represents, as is duly
contained in the certificate of
nomination OF nomination papers
isald designation oil the party,
however, shan consist solely Of
the party ana nothing more.) To the
name OF each candidate for State of
nee or canuldate for Congress shall
De added the name OF the county or
city in which the candidate resides.
Ballots shan be SO printed as to give
to each voter clear opportunity to
designate by a cross (A) in 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
answer to such question. IL a candi-
date is named for the same office on
two or more certificates of nomina-
ton his name shall be printed on the
ballot but once, and to the right OF the
name OF said candidate shan be add
ed the names OF each of the parties
OF principles which the candidate rep
resents. Wnen the name OF a pon,
cal party is given in connection with
the name OF a candidate nominated,
as provided In section So OF this Ar
ticle, 1t shall be stated on the ballot
to the right of the name of the can
dldate; but ii there shall have been
any nomination for the same office by
a convention or primary election
claiming the same party name, duly
certified as hereinbefore provided, the
word independent" shall precede the
party name, and il the candidate is
nominated under the provisions of the
SAID Section So, to be printed to the
right OF the ame of each candidate, eX-
cept 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 aforesaid, the Of
iicors by whom the ballot is to be
prepared, or a majority of them, shall
deter mine which nominees are justly
entitled to the party name, and the
word Independent" shall precede the
party name of the other nominee.
The names of candidates for the office
of electors of President and Vice Pres
ident Of the United States shall be ar
ranged in groups, as presented in the
several certificates of nomination pa
pers, and the several groups shall be
arranged in such order of the sur
names of the candidates for President
as the several Boards of Supervisors
shall prescribe in the City OF Balti-
more and in the several counties re-
spectiveiy. If candidates for Pres
dental Electors are nominated at
large and for the several Congression-
al 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
follow in numerical order. The sur
name of the candidates Of each politi-
cal party for the Office Of President and
Vice President, with the party name
at the right of the surname, shall be
placed above the group of candidates
for electors of such party. There
shall be left at the right Of the sur
names of the candidates for President
and Vice President so formed as to
include both names and to the right
Of the name of each elector sufficient
clear square in which each voter may
designate by cross (X) his choice
for electors. All candidates for Office
shall, as far as possible, be placed In
one column, but when the names to
be printed upon the ticket are over
thirty-six, then another column shall
be added in which names shall be
printed, and when two or more col
umns are used the same number OF
names shall, as far as possible, be
printed in each column, and the mi.
tial letter Of the given or christian
name of the several candidates In each
column shall be printed directly be
meath each other in a vertical line and
the initial letter of the respective
party designations OF said several can
dldates shall be printed directly be.
meath each other In a vertical line. A
Constitutional amendment, or any
question to be submitted to the popu
lar vote, shall be printed in separate
column, to follow Immediately after
the names OF candidates.
Section 52-All said ballots In all
elections In ar d throughout the State
of Maryland, including all the coun'
ties thereof and Baltimore city. shall