Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-04-30
WILSON ELECTION LAW.
CHAPTER 339.

CHAPTER 339.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with
amendments, Sections 80 and 114A
of Article So of the Code of Public
General Laws. title Elections
Section BE it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland. That Sec
tions 80 and liza of Article 33 of the
Code of Public General Laws, title
Elections be and the same are here
by repealed and re-enacted. with
amendments. so as to read as follows:
50.-The form and arrangement of
ballot shall be as follows: All ballots
shall contain the name of every can
didate whose nomination for any Of
flee specified in the ballot has been
certified and filed according to the pro-
visions of this Article. and not with
drawn in accordance herewith. The
names of candidates for every office
shall. except in case of candidates for
presidential elections. be arranged
under the designation of the officer.
Above the group of names of the can
didates for each office. and upon a
separate line Immediately underneath
the designation of the Office. there
shall be printed. in bold plain. Roman
capitals twelve point (pica) type. an
appropriate direction or instruction
to the voter informing him of the num-
Der of persons for whom he may law
fully vote for the particular Office
mentioned Immediately above each
such direction. thus: Vote for one"
or Vote for two or Vote for six
as the case may be. To the name of
each candidate for State office or can
didate 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 each voter
a clear opportunity to designate by a
cross (X) in a square at the right of
the name OF each candidate. and at the
right of each question his choice of
candidate and his answer to such ques-
ton. Such square shall be at least
one-half an inch in size. II candi-
date is named for the same office on
two or more certificates of nomination
his name shall be printed on the bal
lot but once. The names of can1i-
dates for the offices of election of
President and Vice President of the
United States, shall be arranged IL
groups as presented in the several
certificates of nomination papers. and
the several groups shall be arranged
in such order of the surnames OF the
candidates for President as the sever
al Boards of Supervisors shall pre-
scribe in the City of Baltimore. and in
the several counties respectively.
II candidates for Presidential Electors
are nominated at large. and for the
several congressional 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. including the rnm-
bers OF the Congressional distric: in
which reside. shall follow in numerical
order. The surname of the candidates
of each political party for the Office
of President and Vice President shall
he placed above the group of candi-
dates for elections of such party.
There shall be left at the right of
the surname of the candidates for Pres
ident and Vice President, so formed as
to include both names, and TO the RICH.
OF the name of each elector. a sutfi-
cient clear square in which each vo-
ter may designate. by a cross (x),
his choice for electors. All candidates
for Office shall. as far as possible. be
placed in one column, but where the
names 10 be printed upon the ticket
are over thirty-six. then another col
umn shall be added I'm which names
shall be printed. and when two or more
columns are used the same number Of
names shall. as far as possible. be
printed in each column. and the Initial
letter of the given or Christian name
OF the several candidates in each col
umn shall be printed directly beneath
each other in vertical line. A Consti-
tutional Amendment. or any question
to be submitted TO the popular vote,
shall be printed in the same column
with the names of candidates.
I14A-At least thirty days before
every State election the Attorney Gen
eral shall prepare full instructions for
the guidance of the voters of such
election. as 10 obtaining ballots. as to
the manner of marking them. and as
to obtaining new ballots, in place of
those accidentally destroyed. with such
other instructions as shall. in his
opinion. be necessary and proper. Said
instructions shall be furnished by the
Secretary Of State TO the several
Boards OF Supervisors of Elections,
who shall respectfully cause the same.
together WIN the copies OF oecttOnS Oi,
90 and 63 of this Article, to be printed
in large. clear type. on separate cards
to be called Cards OF instruction" and
said Board of Supervisors shall fur
nish twelve of the same. with ballot
for use In eacn election precinct. They
shall also cause to be printed. on ligh.
cardboard or heavy sized paper. ten
O.. more copies Of the form OF the bal
lot provided for each voting piac"
at each election therein. OF coHsid
erably magnified size. which shall be
called Specimen Ballots" and the
same shall be furnished with the
other ballots prepared for each voting
place On the morning of said cleo
tion the said Supervisors OF Elections