The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-31
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1902.

S6CLlOQ 4Z-EXC6pL III cases pTOFlu-
ed for by Section 46 and Eases of spe-
cial election, to fill vacancies in office
caused by death. resignation. or other
wise, such certificates of nomination
shall be filed respectively with the
Secretary of State not less than
twenty-five days, and with the
Board of Supervisors of Elections not
less than fifteen days before the day
Of election.
Section 5O-The form and arrange
ment of the ballots shall be as fol-
lows: All ballots shall contain the
name of every candidate whose NOM
ination for any Office specified in the
ballot has been certified to and filed
according to the provisions of this
Article and not withdrawn in accord
ance herewith. The names Of candi-
dates for every Office shall, except in
the case Of candidates for Presidential
Electors. be arranged alphabetically
according to their surname under the
designation Of the office. Above the
group of names of the candidates for
each Office. and upon a separate line
Immediately underneath the designa-
ton of the office, there shall be print
ed in bold, plain. Roman capitals, II
point. Plea type, an appropriate d.
rection of instruction to the voter in
forming him of the number of per-
sons for whom he may lawfully vote
for the particular Office mentioned
Immediately above each such direc-
ton. thus: "vOTE FOR ONE" or
"vOTE FOR TWO" or "voTE FOR
SIX" as the case may be. To the
right Of the name of each candidate
upon the official ballot. and separated
from said name, and Immediately to
the left Of the square opposite the
name of the candidate and in line
Herewith. shall be added the designa-
ton of the party or principle which
the candidate represents. as is duly
contained in the certificate of
nomination or nomination papers
(said designation of the party.
however. shall consist solely of
the party and nothing more.) To the
name of each candidate for State Of
flee 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 (X) 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
answer to such question. If 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 shall be add
ed the names of each Of the parties
or principles which the candidate rep
resents. When the name of a polit
cal party is given in connection with
the name of a candidate nominated.
as provided in Section 38 of this Ar
ticle. it shall be stated on the ballot
to the right of the name Of the can
didate: but if there shall have been
any nomination for the same office by
a convention OF primary election
claiming the same party name. duly
certified as hereinbefore provided, the
word "Independent" shall precede the
party name, and ii the candidate is
nominated under the provisions Of the
said Section SO, to be printed to the
right ofthe name 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
ficers by whom the ballot is to be
prepared, or a majority Of them, shall
determine 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-
spectively. II candidates for Pres
idential Electors are nominated at
large and for the several COMPRESSION
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 ini-
tial letter of the given or christian
name of the several candidates in each
column shall be printed directly be
meath each other in vertical line and
the initial letter of the respective
party designations of said several can.
didates shall be printed directly be-
meath each other in a vertical line, A